Saco, Montana

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.

Phillips County map