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Rockvale, Montana

Coordinates: 45°31′21″N 108°51′42″W / 45.52250°N 108.86167°W / 45.52250; -108.86167
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Rockvale, Montana
Rockvale is located in Montana
Rockvale
Rockvale
Rockvale is located in the United States
Rockvale
Rockvale
Coordinates: 45°31′21″N 108°51′42″W / 45.52250°N 108.86167°W / 45.52250; -108.86167
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyCarbon
Area
 • Total
1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2)
 • Land1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,481 ft (1,061 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
193
 • Density116.34/sq mi (44.92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59041
Area code406
GNIS feature ID775868[2]
Rockvale

Rockvale is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. As of 2024, it is the site of a bar, a casino, and some homes. Little remains of the original town site except a nearby cemetery.

It at the intersection of U.S. Route 212 and Montana Secondary Highway 310. Rock Creek runs south of town.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020193
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

History

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Rockvale's post office was established on May 12, 1894, with Orren Clawson as its first postmaster. The post office closed on April 30, 1914.[4]

References

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