Silesia, Montana

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Silesia
census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Silesia
Coordinates: 45°33′24″N 108°50′29″W / 45.55667°N 108.84139°W / 45.55667; -108.84139Coordinates: 45°33′24″N 108°50′29″W / 45.55667°N 108.84139°W / 45.55667; -108.84139
Country United States
State Montana
County Carbon
Elevation 3,400 ft (1,000 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 96
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 59041
Area code(s) 406
GNIS feature ID 777090[2]

Silesia is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana. The town was named after the Silesia region of Central Europe by Julius Lehrkind, an immigrant from Silesia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  2. ↑ "Boyd". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 
  3. ↑ Ellie Arguimbau 2009. p. 242.
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