Loring Colony, Montana Explained

Official Name:Loring Colony, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Loring Colony
Coordinates:48.7892°N -107.9686°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Phillips
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.37
Area Land Sq Mi:0.37
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.96
Area Land Km2:0.96
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:49.94
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:2841
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:59537 (Loring)
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-45179
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2804315
Population Total:48
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:129.38

Loring Colony is a Hutterite community[2] and census-designated place (CDP) in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is in the northwest part of the county, 7miles west of U.S. Route 191, less than one mile south of US-191 passes through the small unincorporated community of Loring. Via US-191, Loring Colony is north of Malta, the Phillips county seat.

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Book: Essential Understandings of Montana Hutterites: A Resource for Educators and Students. Montana Office of Public Instruction. Morton. Claudette. 2010. 2. June 14, 2021.