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Summary for Melstone


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Located in: Musselshell County (see below)

Time Zone: Melstone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 406

Elevation: 2,920 feet [890.02 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Melstone)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     110   (14.58% increase since 2010)  
2010:     96   (29.41% decrease since 2000)
2000:     136

Total Area:<3>   0.69 sq. miles [1.8 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   75

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Melstone:

Lat:   46.598700°   (or 46°35'55" N)

Lon:   -107.868500°   (or -107°52'6" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Melstone<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Melstone

GNIS ID:   2412981

FIPS State / Place Code:   30 / 49000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Melstone)


About Musselshell County

The town of Roundup is the County Seat for Musselshell County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Musselshell)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     4,633   (1.71% increase since 2010)  
2010     4,555   (1.29% increase since 2000)
2000:     4,497

Total Area:   1,870 sq. miles [4,845.6 km²]

Housing Units:   2,654

Official Website:   https://musselshellcounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Musselshell

GNIS ID:   1719593

FIPS State / County Code:   30 / 065

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Melstone)


About Montana

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     1,070,123   (8.16% increase since 2010)  
2010:     989,415   (9.67% increase since 2000)
2000:     902,195

Websites for State of Montana

Official Website:   https://mt.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.visitmt.com/

Parks:   https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/

Fishing:   https://fwp.mt.gov/fish

Hunting:   https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Montana

GNIS ID:   767982

FIPS State:   30

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Melstone)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Melstone. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Melstone, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Melstone.