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Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 109°03′57″W / 45.45750°N 109.06583°W / 45.45750; -109.06583
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'''Boyd''' is a [[census-designated place]] and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon County]], [[Montana]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 35.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3008800| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boyd CDP, Montana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 8, 2014}}</ref> Boyd was a stop on the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] en route to [[Red Lodge, Montana|Red Lodge]]. A post office was first established at Boyd on March 12, 1909 with Roland N. Doughty as the town's first postmaster. Since December 3, 1965, the office has operated as a rural station or a [[Community Post Office|CPO]] of [[Roberts, Montana|Roberts]] with the [[ZIP code]] of 59013.
'''Boyd''' is a [[census-designated place]] and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon County]], [[Montana]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 35.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3008800| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boyd CDP, Montana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 8, 2014}}</ref> Boyd was a stop on the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] en route to [[Red Lodge, Montana|Red Lodge]]. A post office was first established at Boyd on March 12, 1909 with Roland N. Doughty as the town's first postmaster.<ref name="names">{{cite book|last1=Carkeek Cheney|first1=Roberta|title=Names on the Face of Montana|date=1983|publisher=Mountain Press Publishing Company|location=Missoula, Montana|isbn=0-87842-150-5|page=5|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref> Since December 3, 1965, the office has operated as a rural station or a [[Community Post Office|CPO]] of [[Roberts, Montana|Roberts]] with the [[ZIP code]] of 59013.

As a station for the [[Northern Pacific Railway]], Boyd prospered. Once travel by automobile became common, the town's economy declined.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web|title=Montana Place Names Companion|url=http://mtplacenames.org/|publisher=Montana Historical Society|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref>


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Revision as of 07:03, 26 July 2017

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 / 45.45750°N 109.06583°W / 45.45750; -109.06583
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyCarbon
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
4,037 ft (1,230 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
35
 • Density156/sq mi (60.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59013
Area code406
GNIS feature ID802051[3]

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.[1] 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.

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boyd CDP, Montana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyd, Montana
  4. ^ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 5. ISBN 0-87842-150-5. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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