Roy 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 ...

(CDP) in Fergus County,

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, United States.

Description

The community is located along

U.S. Route 191 U.S. Route 191 (US 191) is a spur of U.S. Route 91 that has two branches. The southern branch runs for from Douglas, Arizona on the Mexican border to the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. The northern branch runs for from the north ...

in northeastern Fergus County, northeast of Lewistown. Roy has a post office with the ZIP code 59471. As of the

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of 2010, there were 108 people. The post office opened in 1892. The Milwaukee Land Company platted the townsite in 1913.

Climate

Roy has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

( Köppen ''BSk'') with cold winters except when moderated by chinook influences that will typically push maximum temperatures over on seventeen days during winter and twelve days each in November and March. Spring is mild and frequently thundery, whilst summer days are hot – sometimes very hot – but nights are usually pleasantly cool. Precipitation is fairly scarce, mostly coming from thunderstorms during late spring and summer, whilst snowfall averages (the median is ) but significant falls occur on only a minority of winter days. However, during the cold winter of 1977–78, cover reached on February 19 and averaged for the whole month of February.

Demographics

Education

Roy Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Roy High School's team name is the Pirates.

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