HAVRE

city, seat (1911) of Hill county, northern Montana, U.S. It lies along the Milk River, near the Fresno Dam and Reservoir (west) and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (south). It was named for Le Havre, France, the birthplace of the original homesteaders. The townsite was first located (1879) 5 miles (8 km) southwest, near Fort Assiniboine (now an agricultural experiment station). After the Great Northern Railway was extended, Havre was relocated (1887) at the mouth of Bull Hook Creek and developed as a railroad division point and as a market for livestock and crops, notably wheat. Havre is the site of Northern Montana College (1929). Inc. town, 1892; city, 1903. Pop. (1991 est.) 10,315.