Welcome to Hobson ...

The city of Hobson is located in Judith Basin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hobson has a population of 230 people<3> (see below for details).

Hobson is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Hobson is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Hobson lies within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hobson had an population of 230 people. This is an increase of 6.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hobson had a population of 215 people (which is 10.38% of the total population of Judith Basin County). This makes Hobson the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hobson represents 0.02% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 215 people, the population of Hobson decreased 11.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 244 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hobson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hobson - they are located in Alabama (3), Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hobson ...

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

• Stanford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <5>
• Moore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
• Moccasin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Moccasin is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moccasin <5>
• Straw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
  • Straw is located in Fergus County
• Buffalo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Windham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
• Glengarry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
  • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
• Danvers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Garneill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garneill
  • Garneill is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garneill <5>
• Sapphire Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
  • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County

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 Hobson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hobson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hobson. 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 Hobson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobson ...

Looking for more information about Hobson? 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 Hobson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hobson.

Adding Hobson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobson 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 Hobson was on a map titled Map of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Hobson on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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