Haugan, MT

Haugan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mineral County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census counted 58 residents. Haugan is situated 16 miles east of the Idaho border and 90 miles west of Missoula on Interstate 90 at the Haugan Exit #16. The St. Regis River flows through the community. Haugan makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Haugan is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Haugan, Land Commissioner of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Haugan was established and maintained to serve as a pusher station for the Milwaukee Road railroad trains ascending the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains. Haugan is surrounded by the Lolo National Forest and is the site of the Savenac Nursery Historic District.