Whitewater, Montana

About Whitewater

Set in the northeastern part of Montana, Whitewater is a small unincorporated community.

Whitewater holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.06 square miles.

📰 Whitewater News Today

• Tucson teen girl in critical condition after near-drowning incident KOLD · Jun 3
• Hot water & whitewater in Montana's Madison River region Billings Gazette · Jul 8
• Bear Trap Canyon has everything, including the Kitchen Sink missoulian.com · Jul 8
• Officials give safety tips to river floaters NBC Montana · Jul 2
• Montana's weird water year means uncertain floating season Bozeman Daily Chronicle · Mar 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Whitewater Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Whitewater — 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 northeastern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Whitewater

• BLM · Nature reserve reviews ★
• County · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Whitewater

• Whitewater 6-8
• Whitewater High School
• Whitewater School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Whitewater

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