Luther, Montana

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Luther, Montana
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Coordinates: 45°17′06″N109°24′58″W / 45.28500°N 109.41611°W / 45.28500; -109.41611
Country United States
State Montana
County Carbon
Area
[1]
  Total
0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
  Land0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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5,135 ft (1,565 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
30
  Density52.63/sq mi (20.32/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59068
Area code 406
GNIS feature ID2804694 [2]

Luther is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. Luther lies on Montana Highway 78, southeast of Roscoe and northwest of Red Lodge.

Luther was originally called Linley. Its first post office was established on March 12, 1902, with Walter R. Linley as the postmaster, and a ZIP code of 59068. [3] The name was officially changed to "Luther" on March 4, 1907, with Grace R. Luther named as postmaster. On July 22, 1983, the post office was closed, and Luther is now serviced out of Red Lodge. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 30
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luther, Montana
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. Lutz, Dennis J (1986). Montana Post Offices & Postmasters.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2016.