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Census Data for Foster

As far as we can tell, Foster has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Foster, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Hardin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hysham
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hysham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hysham
    • Hysham is located in Treasure County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hysham <1>

Big Horn County ...

Foster is located in Big Horn County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Big Horn County.

Miscellaneous Information for Foster ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Big Horn County or the community of Foster:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Foster:
    • GNIS ID for Foster: 771534
    • GNIS ID for Big Horn County: 1716521
    • GNIS ID for State of Montana: 767982
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 30 (Montana)
    • County Code: 003 (Big Horn County)
    • Place Code: 28730 (Foster)
    • State & County Code: 30/003 (Montana / Big Horn County)
    • State & Place Code: 30/28730 (Montana / Foster)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Foster is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Foster.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.