Hays, Montana

Hays, Montana
Location of Hays, Montana
Coordinates: 48°00′40″N 108°38′38″W / 48.01111°N 108.64389°W / 48.01111; -108.64389
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyBlaine
Area
  Total
27.10 sq mi (70.18 km2)
  Land27.10 sq mi (70.18 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,934 ft (1,199 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
996
  Density36.76/sq mi (14.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59527
Area code406
FIPS code30-35275
GNIS feature ID2408362

Hays is a census-designated place (CDP) in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 843 at the 2010 census. The community lies within the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, near the reservation's southern end. The nearby community of Lodge Pole lies to the east.

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