Dillon, Montana
city in and county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Dillon is a city in and the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.[1] The population was 3,880 at the 2020 census.[2] The city was named for Union Pacific Railroad President Sidney Dillon.[3] It was founded in 1880 as a railroad town.[4]
The Beaverhead River flows through the town.
References
change- ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Dillon city, Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 106.
- ↑ "Dillon History". Beaverhead County Museum. Beaverhead County Museum. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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