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Montana, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 95°07′27″W / 37.27528°N 95.12417°W / 37.27528; -95.12417
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Montana, Kansas
KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
Montana is located in Kansas
Montana
Montana
Montana is located in the United States
Montana
Montana
Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 95°07′27″W / 37.27528°N 95.12417°W / 37.27528; -95.12417
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLabette
Founded1868
Platted1868
Named forMontana Territory
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620

Montana is an unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.

History

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A post office was established at Montana in 1866.[1] Montana was laid out about 1868.[2] The community was named after the Montana Territory.[3]

Education

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The community is served by Oswego USD 504 public school district.

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 299.
  3. ^ "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

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