Rudyard, MT

Rudyard is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hill County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census counted 270 residents. The community was established as a switching station on the Great Northern Railway. The post office opened in 1910. North Star Public School educates students from kindergarten to grade 12. Rudyard includes the communities of Rudyard, Hingham, Gildford and Kremlin. That mix gives Rudyard a clear local shape within Montana, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Rudyard is named after author Rudyard Kipling. Rudyard is located western Hill County. U.S. Route 2 runs along the southern edge of the community, leading east 41 miles to Havre, the county seat, and west 62 miles to Shelby.