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1916
Stone and plaque at Three Forks, Montana, commemorating Sacagawea, 1916
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About Three Forks
City in Montana, United StatesThree Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States and is located within the watershed valley system of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers drainage basins — and is historically considered the birthplace or start of the Missouri River. The population was 1,989 at the 2020 census. The city of Three Forks is named so because it lies geographically near the point, in nearby Missouri Headwaters State Park, where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers converge to form the Missouri River — the longest single river in North America, as well as the major portion of the Missouri–Mississippi River System from the headwaters near Three Forks to its discharge into the Gulf of Me…
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Housing in Three Forks
The typical Three Forks home is worth about $557,000, up 1.8% in a year, 18% above the Montana typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Schools in Three Forks
All Three Forks schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Three Forks’s kids attend trail 53% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within MT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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