Nashua, Montana

Nashua, Montana
Charles Street in Nashua at sunset
Charles Street in Nashua at sunset
Location of Nashua, Montana
Location of Nashua, Montana
Coordinates: 48°08′01″N 106°21′26″W / 48.13361°N 106.35722°W / 48.13361; -106.35722
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyValley
Area
 • Total0.70 sq mi (1.83 km2)
 • Land0.70 sq mi (1.83 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,067 ft (630 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total301
 • Density426.95/sq mi (164.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59248
Area code406
FIPS code30-52900
GNIS feature ID2413034[2]

Nashua is a town in Valley County, Montana, United States. The population was 301 at the 2020 census.[3]

The town was established as a station on the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway in 1888.[4] Nashua had a brief economic boom during the building of Fort Peck Dam in the 1930s.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nashua, Montana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nashua". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 7, 2021.