| Official Name: | Toston, Montana |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Broadwater |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.61 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.84 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 100 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.85 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 38.48 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3918 |
| Coordinates: | 46.1719°N -111.4453°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 59641, 59643 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 30-74500 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0777714 |
Toston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 108 at the 2010 census.[2]
Thomas Toston settled in the area in 1871, establishing a ferry across the Missouri River. The post office opened in 1882. The Toston Smeltering Company smelter processed gold and silver ore from 1883 to 1899.[3]
Toston is located at 46.1719°N -111.4453°W (46.172047, -111.445345).[4] The CDP lies along Montana Highway 287. The Missouri River flows next to the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.3km2, of which 6.7km2 is land and 0.6km2, or 8.35%, is water.[2]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 105 people, 44 households, and 28 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 58.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 51 housing units at an average density of 28.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.29% White, 0.95% Native American, and 4.76% from two or more races.
There were 44 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $22,778. Males had a median income of $16,000 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,945. There were 26.5% of families and 42.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 100.0% of under eighteens and 47.1% of those over 64.
Toston students attend Townsend Elementary or Broadwater High School.