Cyr is an

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and

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(CDP) in Mineral County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 63. It is in the southeastern part of the county, in the valley of the Clark Fork.

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crosses the community, with partial access from Exit 70. Alberton is to the east (upriver), while

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, the Mineral

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, is to the northwest (downriver). Cyr, Montana Mineral County. Cyr was once a station on the Northern Pacific along the Clark Fork River west of Alberton. The station was named for the Cyr family, from whom the Northern Pacific obtained a right-of-way. Today, the bridge along old Highway 10 crosses the Clark Fork River at Cyr but nothing is left of the town. Cyr had a post office from 1908 (January 15) to 1914 (December 31). Mary Stringham was the first postmaster at Cyr.

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Census-designated places in Mineral County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana {{MineralCountyMT-geo-stub