Belfry, Montana 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.6% of those sixty five or over. Belfry has its own school district, comprising two schools (elementary and high school) in adjoining buildings. Approximately 80 students attend Belfry schools, including children from Bearcreek, Montana, Bridger, Montana, and Clark, Wyoming. The school mascot is the bat, and the sports teams are known as the Belfry Bats. Belfry, Montana Belfry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population
Belfry (architecture) a separate room below the bell chamber to house the ringers. The word "belfry" comes from Old French "berfrei" or "beffroi", which is derived from Proto-Germanic *"bergan" "to protect" and *"frithuz" "peace"; that is, it was originally a watch tower providing protection against hostile incursions. In larger towns, watchmen in these towers were also on the lookout for fires. Though flags were used by the watchmen for communication, these towers usually contained an alarm bell or bells built into a Bell-Cot, thus Middle English speakers thought "berfrei" had something to do with bells: they altered it to "belfry", an interesting