Saco is a town in Phillips County, Montana, United States.
[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2), all land.
[5] Faced with the task of naming hundreds of station stops along the High Line, Great Northern Railway officials resorted to "globe trotting."
According to one story, an official spun a globe and put his finger on Saco, Maine, thus giving the town its name.
The racial makeup of the town was 96.43% White, 1.79% Native American, and 1.79% from two or more races.
Saco School District educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop.
The nearest station is located in Malta, 28 miles (45 km) to the west.