Essex, Montana

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Essex is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana, United States. Named for a county in England, Essex began as a small town on the Great Northern Railway’s main line in 1890.

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About Essex

Essex, MT is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Montana.

Essex holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.52 square miles.

📰 Essex News Today

Employees, locals ‘blindsided’ by looming closure of historic Izaak Walton Inn Montana Free Press · Feb 19
Weather Forecast and Conditions for Essex, 59916, Montana - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Sep 2
Thetford, Mt. Abe, Essex win Saturday baseball championships WCAX · Jun 13
Izaak Walton Inn on the market for $18 million Montana Free Press · Mar 16
Road improvements on U.S. Highway 2 near Essex begin this month NBC Montana · Jun 8

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What Makes Essex Unique

One of 6 places in the US named Essex — but the Montana one has a character all its own.
An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
Positioned in northwestern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.