Norris is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Montana, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 287 and Montana Highway 84. The location is a hilly, relatively arid area used for farming and ranching; the Tobacco Root Mountains form a visual backdrop to the west.
Norris, Montana | |
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Census-Designated Place | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Madison |
Area | |
• Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
• Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 46 |
• Density | 137.31/sq mi (53.03/km2) |
FIPS code | 30-54475 |
Several mining districts were located in the area in the 1860s,[2] though their success was generally brief. A now-abandoned branchline of the former Northern Pacific Railway once terminated at Norris.
Norris Hot Springs is just east of the town, and an agricultural experiment station operated by Montana State University - Bozeman is at Red Bluff, approximately three miles east on Highway 84.
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 46 | — | |
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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Montana, United States | ||
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County seat: Virginia City | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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