East Glacier Park Village

History

The Great Northern Railway platted the community of Midvale in the 1890s. The town name was eventually changed to Glacier Park and officially became East Glacier Park in 1949. On July 19, 2022, 37-year-old Derick Amos Madden rammed his pickup truck (a Toyota Tacoma) into a Syracuse, New York, family in East Glacier Park Village. After crashing, he emerged with a 12-gauge shotgun and fatally shot the father and his 18-month-old daughter. He also critically injured the mother and the sister-in-law, the latter of whom had been in a relationship with Madden. Madden, who also used a knife in the attack, was subsequently killed by the sister-in-law when she fought back, wrestled away his own knife, and fatally stabbed him. Two other children in the family survived uninjured.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. A significant number of lakes are located in the area. East Glacier's climate is borderline Subarctic / Humid Continental, with warm summers, and winters generally beginning in November and lasting into March.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• East Glacier Park School
  Elementary · E Glacier Park · 63 students · 15.8:1 ratio