Fox, Montana Explained

Official Name:Fox, Montana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Fox
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carbon
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.61
Area Land Km2:7.61
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.94
Area Land Sq Mi:2.94
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:100
Population Density Km2:13.14
Population Density Sq Mi:34.03
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5026
Coordinates:45.2767°N -109.2169°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59070
Area Code:406
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:771584

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It was named for Dr. J.M. Fox, first manager of the Rocky Fork Coal Company and the Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railroad.

At one time, Fox had two grain elevators and was the largest grain shipping point in Carbon County. Finnish immigrant miners settled here, and as late as 1920 their children still spoke Finnish at home and on the playground, and English only in the classroom.

Fox was an important stop on the Northern Pacific Railway to Red Lodge.

Fox has a post office with a ZIP code 59070.[2] It lies on U.S. Route 212, southwest of Roberts and northeast of Red Lodge.[3]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?zip=fox+montana&Go=Go Zip Code Lookup
  3. Book: US-212 Reconstruction, Rockvale to Laurel, Carbon and Yellowstone Counties: Environmental Impact Statement . 2009 . United States Federal Highway Administration . 8–12 . 2 July 2021 . en.