Brockway, Montana

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Brockway is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern McCone County, Montana, United States, located near the Redwater River. As of the 2020 census, the first year it was listed as a CDP, the population was 14. Brockway is home to the annual Brockway Dairy Day Rodeo.

History

Brockway is named for three homesteader brothers. The post office was opened in 1913. The Northern Pacific Railway's Redwater branch line reached the town in 1928. The town "became a major livestock shipping point reaching number one in the U.S. in 1934," according to historical marker author Bob Fletcher.

Geography

Brockway is located along Montana Secondary Highway 253, 1 mi south of Montana Highway 200, along the Big Sky Back Country Byway. It is 12 mi southwest of Circle, the McCone county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brockway CDP has an area of 0.35 sqmi, all land. The Redwater River, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Missouri, passes just west and north of the community.

Demographics

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brockway has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

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