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Clancy, MT
Clancy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,661 at the 2010 census, up from 1,406 in 2000. The town was founded in 1873 as a gold camp and named for prospector William Clancey. A fire in 1902 destroyed many of the buildings in town.
Most people who live in and around Clancy work in Montana's capital city of Helena, which is a short drive north on I-15. Two restaurants operate in Clancy.
Clancy boomed in the 1870s as a silver placer mining camp and quickly absorbed nearby towns like the once prosperous Prickly Pear City. When the silver diggings dwindled in the 1890s, Clancy would have died too, were it not for the efforts of Henry Hill, a Clancy resident. Hill had helped to establish Montana's first woolen mill in Clancy in 1879, and in 1896 he built a railroad yard on his ranch, which he sold to the Montana Central. Today you can experience the history of the region at the Jefferson County Museum in Clancy, or visit the abandoned silver camps around Clancy in the Lump Gulch area, most of which are in the nearby Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Camping, especially on the beautiful Park Lake, is also available in the National Forest.
The Jefferson County Museum, located in Clancy, Montana, houses many unique and rare historical items representing Jefferson County's fascinating past. The collections include artifacts, documents, maps and photos. Enjoy our temporary rotating exhibits and regularly refreshed displays. Various special events including speakers are sponsored by the museum. Mining, railroads and ranching are key themes related to our county history.
