Stanford, Montana | |
|---|---|
 Central Avenue Stanford | |
 Location of Stanford, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′07″N 110°13′08″W / 47.15194°N 110.21889°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Judith Basin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
| • Land | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,285 ft (1,306 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 403 |
| • Density | 939.39/sq mi (362.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59479 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-70675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413327[1] |
Stanford is a town in and the county seat of Judith Basin County, Montana, United States.[3] The population was at 403 as of the 2020 census.[4]
Stanford began with the establishment of a trading post by Thomas C. Power in 1875.[5] In 1908 the town moved about 3 miles to be next to the new railroad.
The economy is based on agriculture.[6] In 2023, the Redwood Group, a leading supplier of grains for premium pet food, agreed to operate a pulse processing, storage, and transloading facility in Stanford.[7]
Stanford was frequented by C.M. Russell and is featured in some of his landscape paintings.[6]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanford, Montana
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Stanford". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "MSU Extension- Judith Basin County". MSU. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "The Redwood Group Further Expands its Leading Montana Processing and Procurement Capabilities to Facilitate its rapidly growing Food and Petfood Ingredients Business". PR Newswire. July 13, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.