Silesia, Montana Explained

Official Name:Silesia, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Silesia
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 Km2:4.99
Area Land Km2:4.83
Area Water Km2:0.16
Area Total Sq Mi:1.93
Area Land Sq Mi:1.87
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:103
Population Density Km2:21.30
Population Density Sq Mi:55.17
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:3396
Coordinates:45.5567°N -108.8414°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59041
Area Code:406
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:776548

Silesia is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 96.[2]

Clarks Fork Yellowstone River flows to the east of town. It is about 10 miles from Laurel.

Demographics

History

The town was named after the region of Silesia in Central Europe by Julius Lehrkind, an immigrant from Silesia.[3] Silesia's post office was established on May 18, 1900, with Charles Buzzetti as its first postmaster.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Silesia CDP, Montana. https://archive.today/20200212191825/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3068050. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. October 8, 2014.
  3. [#Ell09|Ellie Arguimbau 2009]
  4. Book: Lutz, Dennis J . 1986 . Montana Post Offices & Postmasters .