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Alberton is a town in Mineral County, Montana, United States. The population was 452 at the 2020 census. Alberton was the location of a major chlorine chemical release in 1996. Alberton is the home of Northwest Indian Bible School, a Bible-training institution founded and operated by the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference).

Alberton town overview:
Name:	Alberton town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Mineral County
Elevation:	3,055 ft (931 m)
Total Area:	0.57 sq mi (1.49 km²)
Land Area:	0.55 sq mi (1.42 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	452
Population Density:	826.33/sq mi (318.88/km²)
ZIP code:	59820
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3000700
GNISfeature ID:	2412342

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History

A post office called Alberton has been in operation since 1909. The town was named for Albert J. Earling, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

On April 11, 1996, a Montana Rail Link train carrying chlorine derailed near Alberton. Three hundred fifty people were injured by chlorine inhalation. One thousand people were evacuated from Alberton and from Frenchtown. Interstate 90 was shut down for nineteen days. The incident has been described as “the largest chemical spill from a train in United States history.”

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Geography

Alberton is located on Interstate 90 at exit 75. The Clark Fork River is to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.60 square miles (1.55 km), of which 0.57 square miles (1.48 km) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) is water.