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Rader Creek, Montana

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

45°50′44″N 112°18′58″W / 45.84556°N 112.31611°W / 45.84556; -112.31611CountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountyJeffersonArea

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• Total20.25 sq mi (52.45 km²) • Land20.25 sq mi (52.45 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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5,532 ft (1,686 m)Population

(2020)

• Total341 • Density16.84/sq mi (6.50/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code406FIPS code30-60450GNIS feature ID2583837^[2]

Rader Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States.^[2] The population was 363 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

The CDP is in southwestern Jefferson County and is sparsely settled. An unincorporated place named Nineteen Mile is along Montana Highway 2 in the western part of the CDP, and Cactus Junction, at the intersection of MT 2 and MT 41, is at the eastern border of the CDP. MT 2 (former U.S. Route 10) leads east 11 miles (18 km) to Whitehall and northwest 20 miles (32 km) to Butte, while MT 41 leads south 23 miles (37 km) to Twin Bridges.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rader Creek CDP has an area of 20.3 square miles (52.5 km²), all land. Rader Creek, the community's namesake, flows out of mountains to the northwest near the Continental Divide, joining Little Pipestone Creek in the east part of the CDP. The creeks are part of the Jefferson River watershed, eventually flowing to the Missouri River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	341		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rader Creek, Montana
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rader Creek CDP, Montana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.