Hobson, MT

Hobson is a city in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census counted 179 residents. " In 1881, the post office opened under the name Philbrook. In 1908, however, the Great Northern Railway's Billings and Northern branch line established another town four miles west. Hobson Public School educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. They are part of an athletic co-op with Moore, Montana. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Hobson, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Hobson, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. After some dispute the railroad decided on the town name Hobson, after the owner of the new townsite. The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.