Harlem, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1964. It stands in the Harlem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59526. It stands on Forgey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harlem quadrangle. 769 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,365 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHarlem fell from 808 to 769 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 808 | |
| 2020 | 769 | -39 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Cherry Ridge quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
222 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Harlem between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,264 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | LEFTOVER FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | NEW TOWN 2 |
| 5 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | EGGFIRE |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | MONKEY BUMP |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | NEW TOWN |
| 4 September 2007 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | OL I.H.S |
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.7 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | CHERRY |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | AG DUMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Harlem: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
25 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harlem in 25 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | $100,000 | Storage shed destroyed with valuable machinary damaged...machine shop severely damaged. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Harlem | - | Images submitted of large hail in Harlem. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | Agrimet site HRLM measured peak gust of 58.3 mph. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Harlem | - | NWS Great Falls hydrologist reported and photographed flooding along Thirty Mile Creek just north of downtown Harlem. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Harlem | - | Heavy rain, measuring 8.50 inches storm total, was reported. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | High wind gusts, estimated at 52KT (60MPH), were reported in Harlem, MT. A power line was blown down, starting a small fire. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | High winds measuring 57KT (66MPH) were reported 13 miles S of Harlem, MT. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Harlem | - | Quarter sized hail, measuring 1.00 inches, was reported 6 miles WSW of Harlem. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Harlem | - | Ponding of water occurred on area roads and farmland. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Harlem | - | KFBB reported that many homes along the Milk River became isolated due to inundation. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Harlem | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Harlem 15NE. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Harlem | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 icnh diameter hail at Harlem 11NNE. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Harlem | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Harlem 4W. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 72 mph at Harlem 16S. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Harlem | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Harlem 2SW. |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Harlem | - | A funnel cloud was reported between the towns of Harlem and Zurich. The funnel lasted approximately 3 to 4 minutes and reached halfway to the ground. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Harlem | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Harlem 16NNE. The hail severely damaged the winter wheat crop. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Harlem 16NE. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | Harlem spotter. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Harlem | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Harlem | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Harlem | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Harlem | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Belknap Agency | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Newtown | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| North Harlem Colony | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Dogtown (historical) | 9.7 miles | 7 | |
| Savoy | 13.4 miles | 7 | |
| Zurich | 13.5 miles | 10 | |
| North Fork | 17.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ramburg (historical) | 19.0 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Harlem | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q540285 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 772152. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





