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 Hays covers 27.05 sq. mi. It covers a large area.The Little Shell Blackfeet Chippewa's had a minor district at Hays. In 1939, the Hays district representative was probably Joseph Azure.<br>
-<u>Lodge Pole</u>:
+<u>Lodge Pole</u>: 2010 population is 265. Indians make up 97% of the population. Like both Fort Belknap Agency and Hays, Lodge Pole is made up of three distinct communities.
-population is 265. Indians make up 97% of the population. Like both Fort Belknap Agency and Hays, Lodge Pole is made up of three distinct communities.
 <u>South Lodge Pole</u>:
 About 0.4 miles southeast of the main area of Lodge Pole, is a cluster of housing units. It's population is a part of Lodge Pole. It is located near the northeastern slopes of the Little Rocky Mountains.
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 There are at least 11 distinct communities on the Fort Belknap Reservation. However, Reservation leaders follow County and State laws. Reservation leaders should have full authority over the 11 communities. They should issue each distinct community it's own community name and define each communities borders or village limits. They should also give each community the power of jurisdiction, or allow the citizens of each community to elect their community leaders.
-In addition to the communities located on Fort Belknap Reservation, two others almost adjacent to the northern border of the Reservation are predominantly Indian. They are Dodson and Harlem.
+In addition to the communities located on Fort Belknap Reservation, two others almost adjacent to the northern border of the Reservation are predominantly Indian. They are Dodson and Harlem. Dodson has a population of 124 according to the 2010 census. Indians make up over half of the population. Harlem has a population of 808 according to the 2010 census. Indians make up over 60% of the city's population. When including the Indian population of Dodson and Harlem, along with the Indian population south of Fort Belknap Reservation and Landusky and Zortman, the Reservations population is closer to 3,300.<br>
 == Population Growth History  ==
-In 1901, the population of Fort Belknap Reservation was '''1,290'''. In 1930, or about 4 years before the Indian Reorganization Act was voted on and accepted at Fort Belknap Reservation, the Indian population of Fort Belknap Reservation was '''1,367'''. It increased by only 77 during that 30 year period. That is only a 6% population gain in 30 years which means something went wrong. There may have been an unknown forced relocation of the more hostile Indians at Fort Belknap Reservation, to other Reservations. In 1908, a new Chippewa Reservation which covered over 2,000 sq. mi., was set aside in Valley County, Montana which is a few miles east of Fort Belknap Reservation. However, opposition from white settlers eradicated the Valley County, Montana Chippewa Reservation within a year. It may have had links to Fort Belknap Reservation.
-In 2010, the Indian population of Fort Belknap Reservation was 2,738. It decreased from 2,813 in the 2000 census, by 75. Many of the Indian citizens of Fort Belknap Reservation have moved to '''Harlem, Montana''' which is about 2 miles north of the Fort Belknap Reservation. Harlem, Montana is now a predominantly Indian city. Harlem, Montana has a population of 808 according to the 2010 census. Indians make up 52.35% of the population of Harlem. When including mixed bloods, the Indian population of Harlem, Montana is 58%.
-And '''Dodson, Montana''', which is a couple of miles northeast of Fort Belknap Reservation, is another predominantly Indian city. Dodson has a population of 124 according to the 2010 census. Indians make up 49.19% of the population of Dodson. When including mixed bloods, it's 55.64%. '''Zortman, Montana''', which nearly borders Fort Belknap Reservation on the south, also has a significant Indian population. Of Zortman's 2010 population of 69, Indians make up 18.84% of the small communities population but 26.09% when including mixed bloods.
+Zortman, Montana, which nearly borders Fort Belknap Reservation on the south, also has a significant Indian population. Of Zortman's 2010 population of 69, Indians make up 18.84% of the small communities population but 26.09% when including mixed bloods.
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