Alzada, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alzada-Boyes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59311. It stands on Arkansas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alzada quadrangle. 25 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,828 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresAlzada fell from 29 to 25 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 25 | -4 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Alzada quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Alzada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Alzada between 1996 and 2017, burning about 1,459 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,370 acres | Miles City Field Office | FIVE MILE |
| 7 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 2 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | FIVE |
| 15 August 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | HUBBARD - POWDER RIVER CO. |
| 9 July 2016 | Natural | 38 acres | Miles City Field Office | FIVE MILE |
| 10 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Eastern Land Office | STATE LINE |
| 25 June 2016 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | THREE BAR - POWDER RIVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Alzada: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Clay Products | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Foster Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Montana Creek | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
60 of 93 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alzada in 93 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 62 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 3 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1993 | Hail | Alzada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Mesonet station mtalz at 2.3 E Alzada. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Recorded by weather station via mt dot. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was reported in Alzada. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Shingles were torn off a roof. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Alzada | - | The Little Missouri River was reported to be out of its banks causing minor flooding across low-lying areas from near Alzada to Albion and Capitol. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated 3 miles NW of Alzada. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Alzada | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Carter County dispatch reported an RV and another vehicle were blown off Highway 212 between mile markers 138 and 139. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Alzada | - | Extensive 1/4 to 1/2 hail...heavy rain and 50 mph wind gusts were also reported. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Alzada | - | Winds estimated at 50-60 mph were also reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Estimated winds of 75-80 mph was reported 7 miles north of Alzada. A 60 X 64 shed was picked up and destroyed sending it about 3/4 of a mile and scattered debris in all directions. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Alzada | - | Wind gusts up to 50 mph with hail from pea to golf ball size were reported. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Alzada | - | Mostly penny size hail with some quarter size hail were reported. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Alzada DOT reported a wind gust of 64 mph. |
| August 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Alzada | - | Two funnel clouds were reported in Alzada. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Alzada | - | Scattered debris, pasture flooded, fence line damaged, as well as brush and small trees were reported floating down a normally dry creek. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Alzada | - | Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported on the ground. |
| August 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Alzada | - | Two funnel clouds were entwined into one and touched the ground.|Spotters were also able to see a debris cloud. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Alzada | - | Hail was reported to be covering the ground. In addition, numerous windows were broken. |
| July 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Alzada | - | A funnel cloud that possibly touched down briefly was reported just north of Alzada. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Alzada | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph also accompanied the hail. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Alzada | - | Winds gusting to 60 mph |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Skirting blown off a double wide home and windows broken. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | Measured from ultimeter just before the roof was blown off the bar...14 inch tree limbs down |
| November 2000 | Heavy Rain | Alzada | - | 1.42 inches of rain overnight and turned to snow around 6am. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust |
| May 1999 | Hail | Alzada | - | A spotter reported dime size hail while driving in open country. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Alzada | - | Spotter report of dime size hail. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Alzada | - | Spotter report of dime size hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Alzada | - | Spotter report of dime size hail. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Alzada | - | Marble to quarter sized hail was reported by a spotter. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Alzada | - | Two spotters reported golf ball sized hail. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alzada | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Alzada | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3472450 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801990. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





