Boyd, Montana

Boyd, Montana
Census-designated place
Boyd
Boyd
Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 109°03′57″W / 45.45750°N 109.06583°W / 45.45750; -109.06583Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 109°03′57″W / 45.45750°N 109.06583°W / 45.45750; -109.06583
Country United States
State Montana
County Carbon
Area[1]
 • Total 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 4,037 ft (1,230 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 35
 • Density 156/sq mi (60.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code 59013
Area code(s) 406
GNIS feature ID 802051[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. 1 2 "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.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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