Jefferson City, MT

Jefferson City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census counted 597 residents. Jefferson City is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community began as a stop along the Fort Benton and Virginia City stage line. Jefferson High School in Boulder serves the Jefferson City students. That mix gives Jefferson City a clear local shape within Montana, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Jefferson City took its name when Jefferson County was named one of Montana Territory's original counties on February 2, 1865. Jefferson City is located in northern Jefferson County in the valley of Prickly Pear Creek. Jefferson City is bordered to the north by Clancy.