Rudyard is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The population was 258 at the 2010 census.
The community was established as a switching station on the Great Northern Railway. The post office opened in 1910. It is named after author Rudyard Kipling.
Name: | Rudyard CDP |
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LSAD Code: | 57 |
LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
State: | Montana |
County: | Hill County |
Elevation: | 3,114 ft (949 m) |
Total Area: | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km²) |
Land Area: | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
Total Population: | 270 |
Population Density: | 294.76/sq mi (113.77/km²) |
ZIP code: | 59540 |
Area code: | 406 |
FIPS code: | 3064900 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0776006 |
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Geography
Rudyard is located western Hill County at 48°33′38″N 110°33′17″W / 48.56056°N 110.55472°W / 48.56056; -110.55472 (48.560633, -110.554737). U.S. Route 2 runs along the southern edge of the community, leading east 41 miles (66 km) to Havre, the county seat, and west 62 miles (100 km) to Shelby.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km), all land.
Antipodes
Rudyard has the distinction of being the only community in the contiguous United States that sits atop a non-oceanic antipode, that being one of the Kerguelen Islands.
See also
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