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History · Rexford

Rexford’s post office opened in 1903, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1970.

1903first post office
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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How Rexford began

When was Rexford founded?

1903

The Rexford post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 243 in 19702020 census: 78123 years
Founding year: the first Rexford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Rexford’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Rexford are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rexford’s history is told.

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The story so far

Rexford, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rexford yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Rexford is a town in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 78 at the 2020 census. The town began with the construction of the Great Northern Railway’s branch line from Jennings to Fernie, British Columbia in 1901. Rexford incorporated in 1966 in order to negotiate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during construction of the Libby Dam.

Its first post office opened in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 105 to 78 (-26%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Rexford, decade by decade

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On the map

Rexford on the map, 1963 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Rexford. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Rexford on the 1963 USGS mapRexford on the 1983 USGS mapRexford on the 1997 USGS map1963Rexford sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Rexford.

People over time

Rexford, census by census

0100200198020002020Peak: 243

Between 78 and 243 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Rexford’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Rexford’s history

What year was Rexford founded?

The Rexford post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.