Vandalia, Montana

Vandalia, Montana
Unincorporated community
Vandalia, Montana

Location within the state of Montana

Coordinates: 48°21′16″N 106°54′34″W / 48.35444°N 106.90944°W / 48.35444; -106.90944Coordinates: 48°21′16″N 106°54′34″W / 48.35444°N 106.90944°W / 48.35444; -106.90944
Country United States
State Montana
County Valley
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)

Vandalia is a small unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States. It was established in 1904 with a post office and a store along the Hi-Line of the Great Northern Railway. The community's chief industry was the manufacture of bricks that were used in public buildings across Montana.[1] Vandalia also shares its namesake with a local dam on the Milk River that diverts water for the Glasgow Irrigation District.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vandalia has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[2]

Population

Year Population
1920 100[3]
1930 150[3][4]
1940 73[4]
1950 66[4]

References

  1. ↑ Baker, Don (1997). Ghost Towns of the Montana Prairie. Golden, Colorado: Fred Pruett Books. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-87108-050-8.
  2. ↑ Climate Summary for Vandalia, Montana
  3. 1 2 Bureau of the Census, United States of America (1931). Fifteenth census of the United States: 1930. Population, Volume 1, Number and Distribution of Inhabitants. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 657. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Bureau of the Census, United States of America (1952). A Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States: Census Population 1950: Volume I, Number of Inhabitants. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 26-15. Retrieved 13 May 2016.


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