Brockway, Montana

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Brockway, Montana
Census-designated place
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Brockway
Coordinates: 47°17′59″N105°45′47″W / 47.29972°N 105.76306°W / 47.29972; -105.76306
Country United States
State Montana
County McCone
Area
[1]
 • Total0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
 • Land0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,577 ft (785 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total14
 • Density39.77/sq mi (15.36/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59214
FIPS code 30-10075

Brockway is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern McCone County, Montana, United States, located near the Redwater River. As of the 2020 census, the first year it was listed as a CDP, the population was 14. [2]

Contents

Brockway is home to the annual Brockway Dairy Day Rodeo.

History

Brockway is named for three homesteader brothers. [3] The post office was opened in 1913. [4] The Northern Pacific Railway's Redwater branch line reached the town in 1928.

The town "became a major livestock shipping point reaching number one in the U.S. in 1934," according to historical marker author Bob Fletcher. [5]

Geography

Brockway is located along Montana Secondary Highway 253, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Montana Highway 200, along the Big Sky Back Country Byway. [6] [7] It is 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Circle, the McCone county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brockway CDP has an area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), all land. [1] The Redwater River, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Missouri, passes just west and north of the community.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 14—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brockway has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Climate data for Brockway, Montana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)68
(20)		71
(22)		84
(29)		91
(33)		101
(38)		110
(43)		108
(42)		108
(42)		104
(40)		94
(34)		78
(26)		68
(20)		110
(43)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)28.8
(−1.8)		32.5
(0.3)		44.5
(6.9)		56.6
(13.7)		66.7
(19.3)		76.2
(24.6)		85.2
(29.6)		84.8
(29.3)		73.3
(22.9)		57.4
(14.1)		42.6
(5.9)		31.4
(−0.3)		56.7
(13.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)18.0
(−7.8)		21.5
(−5.8)		32.6
(0.3)		43.6
(6.4)		53.5
(11.9)		63.2
(17.3)		70.5
(21.4)		69.5
(20.8)		58.7
(14.8)		44.7
(7.1)		31.1
(−0.5)		20.8
(−6.2)		44.0
(6.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)7.2
(−13.8)		10.5
(−11.9)		20.7
(−6.3)		30.7
(−0.7)		40.4
(4.7)		50.1
(10.1)		55.8
(13.2)		54.3
(12.4)		44.0
(6.7)		31.9
(−0.1)		19.5
(−6.9)		10.2
(−12.1)		31.3
(−0.4)
Record low °F (°C)−44
(−42)		−47
(−44)		−36
(−38)		−9
(−23)		12
(−11)		24
(−4)		33
(1)		25
(−4)		14
(−10)		−10
(−23)		−35
(−37)		−43
(−42)		−47
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.24
(6.1)		0.18
(4.6)		0.29
(7.4)		1.16
(29)		2.48
(63)		2.54
(65)		2.07
(53)		1.14
(29)		1.08
(27)		0.86
(22)		0.21
(5.3)		0.20
(5.1)		12.45
(316)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)2.42.22.64.77.27.85.73.63.63.01.71.546.0
Source: NOAA [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Brockway CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN   0-87842-150-5.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Kurt (November 2, 2014). "Roadside Wanderings: Resilient northeastern Montana". Missoulian. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Big Sky Back Country Byway". Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Big Sky Back Country Byway". Travel Montana, State of Montana . Retrieved January 30, 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2023.


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