Norris, Montana

Norris is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Montana, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 287 and Montana Highway 84. The location is a hilly, relatively arid area used for farming and ranching; the Tobacco Root Mountains form a visual backdrop to the west.

Norris, Montana
Census-Designated Place
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Madison
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.34 sq mi (0.87 km^2)
• Land	0.34 sq mi (0.87 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	46
• Density	137.31/sq mi (53.03/km^2)
FIPS code	30-54475

Several mining districts were located in the area in the 1860s,^[2] though their success was generally brief. A now-abandoned branchline of the former Northern Pacific Railway once terminated at Norris.

Norris Hot Springs is just east of the town, and an agricultural experiment station operated by Montana State University - Bozeman is at Red Bluff, approximately three miles east on Highway 84.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	46		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
2. "Norris". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Coordinates: 45°34′05″N 111°41′27″W / 45.56806°N 111.69083°W / 45.56806; -111.69083