Editing Musselshell, Montana

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|official_name            = Musselshell, Montana
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|map_caption              = Location in Musselshell County and the state of Montana
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Montana|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Musselshell County, Montana|Musselshell]]
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_30.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 13, 2024}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 6.61
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US3052600&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Musselshell CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 59
|population_density_km2   = 8.93
|population_density_sq_mi = 23.13
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 59059
|area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
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|blank_info               = 30-52600
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'''Musselshell''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Musselshell County, Montana|Musselshell County]], [[Montana]], United States. The population of the CDP was 59 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is located near the [[Musselshell River]].

==History==
In 1866, the Rocky Mountain Wagon Road Company built a trading post named "Kerchival City". Flooding destroyed the post. The Montana Hide and Fur Company later built a post and warehouse on the site and renamed it Musselshell.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Musselshell |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
The town is located in eastern Musselshell County, just south of [[U.S. Route 12 in Montana|U.S. Route 12]]. [[Roundup, Montana|Roundup]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|23|mi}} to the west via US 12, and [[Melstone, Montana|Melston]] is {{convert|12|mi}} to the northeast. [[Montana Secondary Highway 310]] (South Musselshell Road) runs through the center of the community and leads southeast {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Custer, Montana|Custer]] and [[Interstate 94]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Musselshell CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.55|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The Musselshell River, an east-flowing tributary of the [[Missouri River|Missouri]], forms the northern edge of the community, and a tributary, Hawk Creek, runs along the western edge of the community.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 60
|2010= 60
|2020= 59
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 60 people, 28 households, and 22 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|23.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 49 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 28 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 21.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.45.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,219. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $8,501. There were 17.4% of families and 23.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 36.8% of under eighteens and 21.1% of those over 64.

==Media==
The local newspaper is the ''Roundup Record-Tribune''.<ref>{{cite web |title=News |url=https://www.rounduprecord.com/ |publisher=Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> It is published weekly and serves Musselshell County and the neighboring counties.

==References==
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{{Musselshell County, Montana}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Musselshell County, Montana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Montana]]