Official Name: | Jardine, Montana |
Settlement Type: | Census-Designated Place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Park |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 38.21 |
Area Land Km2: | 38.21 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.75 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 14.75 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 47 |
Population Density Km2: | 1.23 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 3.19 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 30-39175 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Jardine is an unincorporated village in Park County, Montana, United States. The town lies just to the north of Gardiner on inactive travertine terraces, much like those at Mammoth Hot Springs in nearby Yellowstone National Park. The town's chief industry was a gold mine.[2] The community has the name of A. C. Jardine, a businessperson in the mining industry.[3]
Prospector Joe Brown discovered placer gold near the town site in 1892. Jardine Mining Co. consolidated mining activity in 1917 and, by 1943, had produced 4,403 kg of gold, 347,000 kg of tungsten, and 5,722,000 kg of arsenic.[4]
The CDP is in Gardiner Elementary School District and Gardiner High School District[5] Both are components of Gardiner Public Schools.[6]