Vandalia, Montana
Vandalia, Montana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Vandalia, Montana Location within the state of Montana | |
Coordinates: 48°21′16″N 106°54′34″W / 48.35444°N 106.90944°WCoordinates: 48°21′16″N 106°54′34″W / 48.35444°N 106.90944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Valley |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
Vandalia is a small unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States. It was established in 1904 with a post office and a store along the Hi-Line of the Great Northern Railway. The community's chief industry was the manufacture of bricks that were used in public buildings across Montana.[1] Vandalia also shares its namesake with a local dam on the Milk River that diverts water for the Glasgow Irrigation District.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vandalia has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[2]
Population
Year | Population |
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1920 | 100[3] |
1930 | 150[3][4] |
1940 | 73[4] |
1950 | 66[4] |
References
- ↑ Baker, Don (1997). Ghost Towns of the Montana Prairie. Golden, Colorado: Fred Pruett Books. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-87108-050-8.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Vandalia, Montana
- 1 2 Bureau of the Census, United States of America (1931). Fifteenth census of the United States: 1930. Population, Volume 1, Number and Distribution of Inhabitants. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 657. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 Bureau of the Census, United States of America (1952). A Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States: Census Population 1950: Volume I, Number of Inhabitants. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 26-15. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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