Carlton, Montana
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Carlton, Montana | |
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  Carlton Location of Carlton, Montana  Carlton Carlton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′47″N 114°04′19″W / 46.67972°N 114.07194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Missoula |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.18 sq mi (16.00 km2) |
| • Land | 6.16 sq mi (15.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,186 ft (971 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 721 |
| • Density | 117/sq mi (45.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59833 (Florence) |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-12435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583796[2] |
Carlton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States. The population was 721 at the 2020 census.[3]
Carlton is in southern Missoula County in western Montana, in the northern part of the Bitterroot Valley. The southern border of the community follows the Ravalli County line. U.S. Route 93 passes through the community, leading north 17 miles (27 km) to Missoula and south 30 miles (48 km) to Hamilton. The post office that covers the CDP is in Florence (ZIP Code 59833), 3 miles (5 km) south of Carlton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Carlton CDP has an area of 6.18 square miles (16.01 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.31%, are water.[1] The north-flowing Bitterroot River forms the eastern border of the community, while Carlton Creek flows through the center, joining Sin-tin-tin-em-ska Creek,[4] a north-flowing tributary of the Bitterroot.
