Boyd, Montana

Boyd is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 35.[3] Boyd was a stop on the Northern Pacific Railway en route to Red Lodge. A post office was first established at Boyd on March 12, 1909 with Roland N. Doughty as the town's first postmaster.[4] Since December 3, 1965, the office has operated as a rural station or a CPO of Roberts with the ZIP code of 59013.

Boyd, Montana
Census-designated place
Boyd is located in Montana
Boyd
Boyd
Boyd is located in the United States
Boyd
Boyd
Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 109°03′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyCarbon
Area
[1]
 • Total0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2)
 • Land0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,036 ft (1,230 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19
 • Density69.09/sq mi (26.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59013
Area code406
GNIS feature ID802051[2]

As a station for the Northern Pacific Railway, Boyd prospered. Once travel by automobile became common, the town's economy declined.[5]

Situated on U.S. Route 212, Boyd is about 21 miles from Red Lodge. The turnoff to Cooney Reservoir is in town.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202019—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd, Montana
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boyd CDP, Montana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  4. Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 5. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.
  5. "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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