Located at the eastern part of Fort Peck Reservation, the Ojibwa city of Poplar has a population of 758 according to the 2020 census. That's incorrect, however, because Poplar may look like one city yet it's actually two communities. One that was originally white and the other is Ojibwa. That portion with boundaries as seen on the satellite image provided by a link below, is Poplar. Outside the boundaries is the Ojibwa community. Below are several Bing Maps photos of Poplar. Poplar was established by whites as was Wolf Point. The United States is forcefully assimilating Ojibwa People. Though I have no proof, I suspect that many of chief Rocky Boys Ojibwa Subjects living at the Great Falls and Helena region were forced to board train boxcars and relocate to the Poplar region. That took place in 1909 and 1910. Poplar City has a population of 758 according to 2020's census. Natives make up 71.9% of the population. Whites 17.2%. Mixed bloods 9.6%. Mexicans 1.8%. Asians 1.1%. Blacks 0.1%. We have to use the zip code of Poplar to obtain more detailed demographics of the Popar region. That portion as depicted on the satellite image outside the Poplar boundaries is not included with Poplars population. Poplars zip code area (59255) has a population of 3,429. It's land area is 669.89 sq. mi. Natives make up 83.6% of the population. Whites 14.3%. Mixed bloods 1.6%. Asian's 0.5%. Blacks 0.5%. So including the city of Poplar and the zip code area of Poplar, the native population is near 2,800. Poplar was originally a white city. In 1920 it's population was 1,152. In 1913, Fort Peck Reservation was dealt a terrible injustice. Fort Peck Reservation is located adjacent to and south of Missouri River. It's not located north of Missouri River. In 1909, it was reported in the press that chief Rocky Boys Reservation was located adjacent to Fort Peck Reservation and had a land area of 1.4 million acres and that it was eradicated. Land north of Missouri River became a land allotment dumping ground. Poplar is adjacent to Missouri Rivers north shores. Over time and as a result of losing their land allotments, many Ojibwa's settled near Poplar. Eventually they became the majority of the population of Poplar. The satellite image will help you learn more about Poplar. Boundaries are white. Outside the boundaries is not included with the population of Poplar City. Including it's population would bring the population of Poplar to near 2,000. Few businesses are located at Poplar. A downtown area exists at Poplar yet it's likely in decline. A town with a population of 758 should have many businesses. That's not the case at Poplar! Poplar City is located on "Fee Land." However, it's not helping the city. It's population has steadily declined since 1960 when it's population was 1,565. Whites are leaving Poplar because of the large native population. Many whites at Poplar are mixed bloods who are predominantly native. Claiming they are native helps them get benefits natives do. Poplar has long cold winters which do experience brief warmer weather caused by Chinook Winds. Summers are hot at Poplar. Many Ojibwa's are clinging to their Ojibwa identity at Fort Peck Reservation. That's probably because of chief Rocky Boys Ojibwa Subjects at the Great Falls and Helena region who were relocated to Fort Peck Reservations land allotments dumping grounds.
