Vandalia, Montana

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.

Vandalia, Montana
Unincorporated community
Vandalia, Montana
Location within the state of Montana
Coordinates: 48°21′16″N 106°54′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyValley
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)

Climate

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

Population
YearPopulation
1920100[3]
1930150[3][4]
194073[4]
195066[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. 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. 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 13 May 2016.


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