Alder, Montana
Alder, Montana | |
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The old fire station in Alder (2007) | |
Location in Madison County and the state of Montana | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′18″N 112°06′33″W / 45.32167°N 112.10917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2) |
| • Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,125 ft (1,562 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 86 |
| • Density | 42.85/sq mi (16.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59710 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-00850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407713 |
Alder is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Montana, United States. The population was 86 at the 2020 census, down from 103 in 2010. The community takes its name from Alder Creek (named by Henry Edgar in 1863), the site of the second major gold discovery in Montana.