Cyr, Montana | |
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  Cyr  Cyr | |
| Coordinates: 47°0′27″N114°34′48″W / 47.00750°N 114.58000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Mineral |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,963 ft (903 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 63 |
| • Density | 44.97/sq mi (17.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 59820 (Alberton) |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-18850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806648 [2] |
Cyr is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 63. [3] It is in the southeastern part of the county, in the valley of the Clark Fork. Interstate 90 crosses the community, with partial access from Exit 70. Alberton is 6 miles (10 km) to the east (upriver), while Superior, the Mineral county seat, is 22 miles (35 km) to the northwest (downriver).
Cyr, Montana Mineral County. Cyr was once a station on the Northern Pacific along the Clark Fork River west of Alberton. The station was named for the Cyr family, from whom the Northern Pacific obtained a right-of-way. Today, the bridge along old Highway 10 crosses the Clark Fork River at Cyr but nothing is left of the town. Cyr had a post office from 1908 (January 15) to 1914 (December 31). Mary Stringham was the first postmaster at Cyr.
