Hays, Montana

Hays, Montana
FIPS code		30-35275
GNIS feature ID	2408362[2]

Hays is a

lies to the east.

The town was named for Major Hays.[4] The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions built St. Paul's Mission Church at Hays in 1887.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.1 square miles (70.1 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	996		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

of any race were 0.28% of the population.

While Hays is located on a reservation belonging to both

There were 188 households, out of which 51.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 30.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.71 and the average family size was 4.16.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 12.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,000, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $25,250 versus $21,500 for females. The

, including 60.0% of those under age 18 and 48.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hays educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. High school is at Hays-Lodgepole High School.^[8] They are known as the Thunderbirds.^[9]

Notable person

• Theresa Lamebull, one of the last native speakers of the Gros Ventre language, was born in Hays in 1896.

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