Brockway is an

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and

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(CDP) in southern McCone County,

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, United States, located near the

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. As of the 2020 census, the first year it was listed as a CDP, the population was 14. Brockway is home to the annual Brockway Dairy Day Rodeo.

History

Brockway is named for three homesteader brothers. The post office was opened in 1913. The

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's Redwater branch line reached the town in 1928. The town "became a major livestock shipping point reaching number one in the U.S. in 1934," according to historical marker author Bob Fletcher.

Geography

Brockway is located along Montana Secondary Highway 253, south of

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, along the

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. It is southwest of

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, the McCone

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. According to the

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, the Brockway CDP has an area of , all land. The

, a northeast-flowing tributary of the

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, passes just west and north of the community.

Climate

According to the

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system, Brockway has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics

References

External links

Brockway community website
Unincorporated communities in McCone County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana Census-designated places in McCone County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana {{McConeCountyMT-geo-stub