Roscoe is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

and

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Carbon County,

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 15. Roscoe depends on light tourism and features a

guest ranch A guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, is a type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism. It is considered a form of agritourism. History Guest ranches arose in response to the romanticization of the American West that began to occur ...

, the Pioneer Pottery, and the Grizzly Bar & Grill. Situated on

Montana Highway 78 Montana Highway 78 (MT 78) in the U.S. state of Montana is a state highway running in a northerly direction from an intersection with U.S. Highway 212 (US 212) at the city of Red Lodge. It runs through Roscoe and Absarokee. The highway ex ...

, Roscoe is 20 miles from Red Lodge and 13 miles from Absarokee.

Demographics

History

Roscoe was originally called Morris. Its post office was established on July 6, 1901, with Timothy F. George at its first postmaster. The post office officially changed the name from Morris to Roscoe on February 14, 1905. This was to alleviate confusion with mail going to

Norris, Montana Norris is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Montana, Madison County, Montana, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 287#Montana, U.S. Route 287 and Montana Highway 84. The location is a hill ...

References

* Census-designated places in Montana Census-designated places in Carbon County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana Unincorporated communities in Carbon County, Montana {{CarbonCountyMT-geo-stub