Hobson, Montana

Hobson is a city in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States.

[5] After some dispute the railroad decided on the town name Hobson, after the owner of the new townsite.

Hobson is located off of U.S. Route 87 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2), all land.

[6] The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.

Several scenes of the 1974 released movie, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges were filmed in Hobson, Montana.

These scenes were shot in the summer of 1973 in the St. John's Lutheran Church, the adjacent wheat field and in the Black Bull Bar & Steakhouse.

[13] Hobson Public School educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

[14] Hobson is part of the Tri-City sports coop with Moore and Judith Gap.

Judith Basin County map