Silver Star, Montana

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Silver Star, Montana

Census-designated place

Silver Star

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Coordinates: 45°41′25″N 112°16′59″W﻿ / ﻿45.69028°N 112.28306°W﻿ / 45.69028; -112.28306
Country| United States
State| Montana
County| Madison
Area

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• Total| 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
• Land| 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 4,570 ft (1,390 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 46
• Density| 100.00/sq mi (38.64/km2)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code|

59751

Area code| 406
GNIS feature ID| 790533[3]
FIPS code| 30-68500

Silver Star is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 46.[2] It is located on Montana Highway 41, 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Twin Bridges and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Whitehall. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59751.[4][5]

Green Campbell made the first gold discovery in this area in 1866. The community was named for the Silver Star mining claim.[6] The post office opened in 1869.

## Geography

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Silver Star is in northwestern Madison County, on the west bank of the Jefferson River, one of the three headwater tributaries of the Missouri River. The Highland Mountains rise to the west of the community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Silver Star CDP has an area of 0.46 square miles (1.19 km2), all land.[1]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 46| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

## Education

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The CDP is in the Twin Bridges K-12 Schools school district.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Silver Star CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
3. ^ "Silver Star". 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. ^ "Silver Star". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2024. \- Text list

Gold and quartz from the Broadway Mine, Silver Star, Montana

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Montana, United States

County seat: Virginia City

Towns|

* Ennis
* Sheridan
* Twin Bridges
* Virginia City

Madison County map

CDPs|

* Alder
* Big Sky‡
* Brandon
* Harrison
* Jeffers
* Mammoth
* McAllister
* Norris
* Pony
* Silver Star

Other
communities|

* Cameron
* Jefferson Island
* Laurin

Ghost towns|

* Nevada City
* Union City

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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