Vida is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

(CDP) in northern McCone County,

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, United States, located on

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along the

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, approximately south of

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, and north of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population of Vida was 24. Vida is also the boyhood home of ten time Montana sportscaster of the year Rocky Erickson.

History

At this location, Vida was known as "Presserville" until 1951, when the post office from a previous incarnation of Vida was moved to that town, and Presserville's citizens agreed to change the town name to conform with the name under which the post office was registered. Over the intervening decades, the population has dwindled significantly. At the 2000

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, the Vida area had a population of approximately 70 people. The post office remains active, however, along with a "one room schoolhouse" serving northern McCone County and covering grades PK through 8, two churches (one Catholic, one Protestant), two grain elevators, a convenience store, and a gas station. Vida is part of a

(CDP) which bears the village's name and which was first listed in 2020.

Demographics

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Vida has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Vida, Montana
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References

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