Dodson, MT

Dodson is a town in Phillips County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census counted 125 residents. Dodson was named for Great Northern Railway engineer Thomas Henry Dodson. Other sources attribute the name to the owner of the trading post and saloon established before the railroad came through. Dodson is the location of the Phillips County Fair, which claims to be the longest-running fair in Montana. Dodson High School 's team name is the Coyotes. A newcomer can read Dodson through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Dodson comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Dodson is near Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, located between the Milk River and Little Rocky Mountains. Dodson is home to the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes. Dodson is home to Gros Ventre.