Rudyard is an

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and

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(CDP) in Hill County,

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, United States. The population was 258 at the 2010 census. The community was established as a switching station on the Great Northern Railway. The post office opened in 1910. It is named after author

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...

Geography

Rudyard is located western Hill County at (48.560633, -110.554737).

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runs along the southern edge of the community, leading east to Havre, the

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, and west to Shelby. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Antipodes

Rudyard has the distinction of being the only community in the

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that sits atop a non-oceanic antipode, that being one of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 275 people, 126 households, and 71 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 295.8 people per square mile (114.2/km). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 166.7 per square mile (64.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.18%

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, 0.73% Native American, and 1.09% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.36% of the population. There were 126 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.94. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,393, and the median income for a family was $34,844. Males had a median income of $25,694 versus $15,833 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,889. About 7.2% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the

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, including 12.9% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.

Education

North Star High School North Star High School is a public High School, located in northern Somerset County, and is named after the former North Star Way (now Flight 93 Memorial Highway) that travels through the district. North Star is a merger of the Jenner-Boswell and ...

and middle school are located in Rudyard. They are known as the Knights. North Star Elementary school is located in Gildford.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Hill County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana