History and Area of Responsibility
The history of the Havre station dates back to July 1, 1924. It was at that time a sub-office of District 26 located in Spokane, Washington.

The strength of the station, at its beginning consisted of ten patrolmen who worked out of the same office and in conjunction with two inspectors. The station strength fluctuated during the first year or so from the initial ten patrolmen to sixteen in 1926. The present complement of the Havre Station is; Patrol Agent in Charge, three Supervisory Border Patrol Agent, eight Senior Patrol Agents, and one Immigration Enforcement Agent. The Patrol Agent in Charge also supervises the sub-stations in Malta and Billings, Montana.

One of the enforcement problems during the initial period was that of Mexican aliens being transported into the Milk River Valley from the southern border to work in the sugar beet fields. This area along the Milk River proved so well suited for the growing of sugar beets that approximately 6,000 acres were planted in the spring of 1925 and a million dollar sugar beet factory was proposed for construction early in 1925 in the Milk River Valley area. The factory was constructed in Chinook, Montana and operated there for nearly thirty years until it closed in 1953 for economic reasons. Other factors effecting the enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality laws were the yearly influx of threshing crews from Canada to work in the wheat and barley harvest and occasional alien bootlegging before the repeal of prohibition.

The Havre station area covers approximately 108 miles of the International border, from the Hill-Liberty county line to the Port of Turner; the western boundary starts at the International border and follows the Liberty-Hill county line due south to the Missouri River; the eastern boundary starts at the Port of Turner and follows Montana State highway 241 to Harlem, Montana then on U.S. Highway 2 to Fort Belknap and south to the Missouri River following State Highway 66 to U.S, Highway 191 to Lewistown, Montana, and the southern boundary extends along U. S. Highway 87 west to Stanford then follows route 230 in a northwesterly direction to the Missouri River at the west boundary.

The population of the Havre station area is approximately 28,000. Of this number, approximately 1,050 are native Americans who live on the Rocky Boy's Reservation. About 18,000 persons live in cities and towns located mostly on U. S. Highway 2 and 187, with the remaining 10,000 persons residing in the rural areas on farms and ranches. Havre, the county seat of Hill County, has a population of about 11,000. The towns, in the Havre station area, in order of population are: Fort Benton, l,700; Chinook, 1,660, Harlem, l,025, and Big Sandy with approximately 850. Among unincorporated towns in the area, Rudyard has a population of approximately 600, and eight other towns average about 200 persons each.

The area in Canada lying directly north of the Havre station is sparsely populated and there are no towns or cities in the immediate border area. Most of the small towns are located approximately 20 miles north of the border along Canadian Highway 18. Medicine Hat, Alberta, with a population of about 32,000 is the nearest city of any size. It is located on Canadian Highway 1 also known as the Trans-Canada Highway, which runs east and west approximately 78 miles north of the border. This adjacent area north of the Havre station area is comprised.