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Vandalia, Montana

Coordinates: 48°21′16″N 106°54′34″W / 48.35444°N 106.90944°W / 48.35444; -106.90944
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Vandalia, Montana
Vandalia, Montana is located in Montana
Vandalia, Montana
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; -106.90944
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyValley
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59273[1]
Area code406

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.[2] Vandalia also shares its namesake with a local dam on the Milk River that diverts water for the Glasgow Irrigation District.[3]

Climate

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According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vandalia has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]

Population

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Year Population
1920 100[5]
1930 150[5][6]
1940 73[6]
1950 66[6]

Transportation

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Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the small town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Glasgow, 17 miles (27 km) to the southeast.

References

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  1. ^ "Vandalia ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Baker, Don (1997). Ghost Towns of the Montana Prairie. Golden, Colorado: Fred Pruett Books. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-87108-050-8.
  3. ^ "Vandalia". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Climate Summary for Vandalia, Montana
  5. ^ a b 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 May 13, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c 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. pp. 26–15. Retrieved May 13, 2016.