Winston is a

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(CDP) in

Broadwater County Broadwater County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,774. Its county seat is Townsend, Montana, Townsend. The county was named for Charles Arth ...

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. The population was 147 at the 2010 census. The post office opened in 1892.

Geography

Winston is located at (46.476685, -111.658941).

Montana Highway 287 Montana Highway 287 (MT 287) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Montana. The highway runs from MT 41 in Twin Bridges east to U.S. Route 287 (US 287) in Ennis. MT 287 is the primary east–west highway of Madison County. The highway conne ...

runs through the town.

Canyon Ferry Lake Canyon Ferry Lake is a reservoir on the Missouri River near Helena, Montana and Townsend, Montana. It is Montana's third largest body of water, covering and of shor(1) It was formed by the building of Canyon Ferry Dam, which was completed in ...

is to the east. According to the

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

Climate

According to the

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system, Winston 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 ...

, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Winston, Montana
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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 73 people, 27 households, and 18 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 21.8 people per square mile (8.4/km). There were 30 housing units at an average density of 8.9 per square mile (3.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.89%

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, 1.37% Native American, 1.37%

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, and 1.37% from two or more races. There were 27 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.44. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $14,500, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $35,683 versus $28,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,846. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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References

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