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Welcome to Bainville ...

The town of Bainville is located in Roosevelt County<1>.


The location of Bainville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bainville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bainville has a population of 317 people<3> (see below for details).

Bainville is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bainville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bainville (for example, toward Williston (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bainville is within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bainville had an population of 317 people. This is an increase of 52.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 107.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bainville had a population of 208 people. This makes Bainville the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Bainville represents 0.02% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 106th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 208 people, the population of Bainville increased 35.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 153 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bainville.

Communities Also Named Bainville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bainville - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bainville.

Communities near Bainville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bainville.

  • Culbertson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Froid
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
    • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <5>
  • McCabe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
    • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Trenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fairview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
  • Harding
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Cartwright
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonetraill
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County (ND)
  • Williston
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Williams County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,749 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bainville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bainville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bainville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bainville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bainville. See our Newspapers Page for Bainville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bainville ...

Looking for more information about Bainville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bainville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bainville.

Adding Bainville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bainville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bainville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bainville post office opened in 1904.

We also found Bainville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bainville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bainville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bainville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bainville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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