Official Name: | Roscoe, Montana |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Roscoe |
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: | 0.59 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.59 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 16 |
Population Density Km2: | 27.11 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 70.18 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 5006 |
Coordinates: | 45.3497°N -109.4967°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 59001 |
Area Code: | 406 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 789770 |
Roscoe is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 15.[2] Roscoe depends on light tourism and features a guest ranch, the Pioneer Pottery, and the Grizzly Bar & Grill.
Situated on Montana Highway 78, Roscoe is 20 miles from Red Lodge and 13 miles from Absarokee.
Roscoe was originally called Morris. Its post office was established on July 6, 1901, with Timothy F. George at its first postmaster.[3] The post office officially changed the name from Morris to Roscoe on February 14, 1905. This was to alleviate confusion with mail going to Norris, Montana.[4]