As early as 9,000 BCE, Native Americans came to Montana City to collect chert, a rock similar to flint, which was used to make spear tips, arrowheads, and knives.

[4] White American explorers discovered gold at the site on July 2, 1862, and later that year U.S. Army Captain Jason L. Fisk brought a mule train from Minnesota which stopped at the site and built the first houses that became Montana City.

[5] The town became one of the most important mining centers in Montana during the height of the gold rush in the 1860s.

[7] Chinese miners soon made up a majority of the workforce when the mines began to play out in 1868, and the town saw a brief revival after the arrival of the railroads and the establishment of a post office in the 1880s.

[7] At its height in the 1880s, Montana City had 3,000 residents and competed for the location of the state capital.

[7] Today, Montana City is a bedroom community serving Helena.

[3] Prickly Pear Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River, flows northward through the community.

7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[13] Jefferson High School in Boulder serves the Montana City students for grades 9-12.