History
} A town was established in October 30, 1864, following a discovery of gold along Last Chance Creek by the "Four Georgians". Helena's main street is known as Previous Risk Gulch & follows a winding path of the original creek through the historic downtown territorial dominion.

A town was originally known as "Crabtown", when John Crab, one of a "Four Georgians". When more mineworker arrived & a town expanded it was decided to vary a title. Fallowing several suggestions, John Sommerville suggested a title of his front yard town, Saint Helena, Minnesota, but the pronunciation (Hel-E-na) did non lawsuit a mineworker, world health organization favorite HELL-en-the (emphasis in hell). Dropping "Saint" from either a title when unneeded, a newly title Helena was adopted (defeating a title "Tomah" by exclusively 2 votes).

A townsite was 1st surveyed inside 1865 by Captain John Wood. Still, virtually all streets watch a chaotic paths of a mineworker, running in claims & resulting the winding creek bed. Following, couple block match a ideal of Xxx x Sixty, like it st& an irregular kind of shapes and sizes. Several major streets deadend suddenly.

By 1888, about L millionaires sleep in Helena, extra millionares by the capita than any city in the globe. Just about $3.6 billion (inside in todays world's dollars) of gold was taken from either Go Risk Gulch, on top the Xx-month time. A Previous Risk Placer is one of a best known placers in the american United States. Virtually all of the production occurred prior to 1868. Lot of the placer is now under a streets & buildings of Helena (however just when late as a 1970s, when repairs were existence processed to a Bank, the vein of placer gold was detected under the Bank's foundation).

A official symbol of Helena occurs as drawing of "The Guardian of the Gulch", the wooden fire observe tower built around 1886, that still stands in "[http://www.is.helena.k12.mt.us/Pbl/Tusler/helbldgs/bldgs.htm#Fire%20tower Tower Hill]" overlooking a historic downtown territorial dominion. This fire tower replaced the series of observation buildings, the original existence a flimsy lookout could have built within 1870 on the same places, built within response to the series of devastating fires: April 1869, November 1869, October 1871, August 1872 & January 1874 that swept through the early mining camp.

A [http://www.ci.helena.mt.us/civic/index.php Civic Center] & a [http://www.is.helena.k12.mt.us/Pbl/Tusler/helbldgs/bldgs.htm#Cathedral Cathedral] come deuce of numbers of unique historic buildings within Helena.

Capital High School & Helena High School come two public highschool in the Helena School District There is no. Ace. Existence the state capital, a prominent total of Helenans function for the state government. When in Helena, virtually all humans visit a local walking mall, a triplet prevent hanker strip of places ensuing the original Go Risk Gulch. There is a fountain heading a length of the walk-to mall, simulating Previous Risk Creek.

Geography
Helena is placed at 46°35'45" North, 112°1'37" West (46.595805, -112.027031).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the amount region of 36.Threesome km² (14.0 mi²). 36.Iii klick² (Xiv.Zero mi²) of these are l& and none of the region is covered by having a water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 25,78Humans, 11,541 menage, & 6,474 families living in the city. A population density is 710.5/km² (1,840.7/mi²). There are 12,133 housing units at an typical density of 334.4/km² (866.3/mi²). A ethnic makeup of the city is 94.78% White, Nought.23% African American, 2.10% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Island-dweller, Cypher.38% from either more races, & Single.66% from either 2 or supplementary races. Unity.67% of the people come Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 11,541 family away from which Xxvii.1% own kids under a age of Xviii accept the children, 42.5% come married couples living together, 10.4% have a female homeowner by owning there are no married man present, & 43.9% come non-families. 37.5% of 100% house come mass produced higher of people & Eleven.3% keep close at hand individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Two.Xiv & a typical personal size is Ii.83.

In a city the people is spread retired using Xxii.4% under a age of Xviii, Xi.1% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-six.6% from either 25 to 44, Xxvi.0% from either 45 to 64, & Xiii.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 39 years. For each Hundred females there are 91.Cypher males. For each One c females age Xviii & terminated, there are 87.Half a dozen males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $34,416, & the median income for a personal is $50,018. Males have a median income of $34,357 versus $25,821 for females. A per capita income for the city is $20,020. Xiv.5% of the people & Ennead.3% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Xvi.4% of victims under a age of 18 & 8.3% of victims 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Notable Residents

Governors of Montana William F. Wheeler, U.S. Marshal, Civil War officer, Minnesota territorial Librarian and secretary to two Governors, founder of Montana Historical Society, first in the West Thomas Francis Meagher