Map of Augusta CDP, Montana

Augusta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 309 at the 2010 census and rose to 316 in the 2020 census. The most accepted version in the naming of this town is after Augusta Hogan, thought to be the first child born in this town, the daughter of J. D. Hogan, an early rancher.

Augusta is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The original townsite was dedicated on May 8, 1893. A fire on April 4, 1901, destroyed part of the town.

Augusta CDP overview:
Name:	Augusta CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Lewis and Clark County
Elevation:	4,068 ft (1,240 m)
Total Area:	0.92 sq mi (2.39 km²)
Land Area:	0.92 sq mi (2.39 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	316
Population Density:	342.73/sq mi (132.26/km²)
ZIP code:	59410
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3003025
GNISfeature ID:	0800366

Online Interactive Map

Augusta online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Augusta location map. Where is Augusta CDP?

Augusta location on the U.S. Map. Where is Augusta CDP. — Augusta location on the U.S. Map.

Augusta location on the Montana map. Where is Augusta CDP. — Location of Augusta in Montana.

Augusta Road Map

Augusta city Satellite Map

Geography

Augusta is located in northern Lewis and Clark County at 47°29′27″N 112°23′39″W / 47.49083°N 112.39417°W / 47.49083; -112.39417 (47.490892, -112.394181), on the north side of Elk Creek (or the South Fork of the Sun River), which flows out of the Lewis and Clark Range to the southwest and leads northeast to the Sun River, part of the Missouri River watershed.

U.S. Route 287 passes through Augusta as the northern part of its Main Street, and leads north 26 miles (42 km) to its northern terminus at Choteau and south 38 miles (61 km) to Interstate 15 near Wolf Creek. Helena, the state capital, is 76 miles (122 km) south of Augusta via US 287 and I-15. Montana Highway 21 leads east from Augusta 22 miles (35 km) to Simms and is the first in a series of highways that lead east 54 miles (87 km) to Great Falls.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Augusta CDP has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km), all land.

Augusta is a gateway to the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Scapegoat Wilderness areas and the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Augusta has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated “BSk” on climate maps.