McAllister, Montana

Census-designated place in Montana, United States
45°26′40″N 111°43′56″W / 45.44444°N 111.73222°W / 45.44444; -111.73222CountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountyMadisonArea • Total2.27 sq mi (5.88 km2) • Land2.27 sq mi (5.88 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
4,908 ft (1,496 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total278 • Density122.52/sq mi (47.31/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code
59740
Area code406GNIS feature ID773949[3]FIPS code30-46225

McAllister is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 278.[2] McAllister is located on U.S. Route 287, 6 miles (10 km) north of Ennis. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59740.[4][5]

The post office opened in 1869 under the name "Meadow Creek". It was renamed in 1896 for James Alexander McAllister Jr., son of a couple who settled in the area in 1871.[6][7]

Geography

McAllister is in northeastern Madison County, on the west side of Ennis Lake, an impoundment of the Madison River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the McAllister CDP has an area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km2), all land.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020278—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – McAllister CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "McAllister". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "McAllister". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Scott, Kim Allen (September 14, 2015). "McAllister, Montana Collection, 1869-1964". Archives West. Orbis Cascade. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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