Brockway, Montana Explained

Brockway, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Brockway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McCone
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.91
Area Land Km2:0.91
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.35
Area Land Sq Mi:0.35
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:14
Population Density Sq Mi:39.77
Population Density Km2:15.36
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:2577
Coordinates:47.2997°N -105.7631°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59214
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-10075
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

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]

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, south of Montana Highway 200, along the Big Sky Back Country Byway.[6] [7] It is southwest of Circle, the McCone county seat.

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

Climate

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana . United States Census Bureau . May 17, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Brockway CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. May 17, 2024.
  3. Web site: Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. 29 July 2017.
  4. Book: Carkeek Cheney. Roberta. Names on the Face of Montana. 1983. Mountain Press Publishing Company. Missoula, Montana. 0-87842-150-5.
  5. News: Wilson. Kurt. Roadside Wanderings: Resilient northeastern Montana. Missoulian. 2014-11-02. 2014-11-02.
  6. Web site: Big Sky Back Country Byway . . https://archive.today/20120731005252/http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/68956/ . dead . 2012-07-31 . 2007-01-30 .
  7. Web site: Big Sky Back Country Byway . . 2007-01-30 .