Carlton, Montana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 46°41′28″N 114°3′45″W / 46.69111°N 114.06250°W / 46.69111; -114.06250
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Missoula
Area [1]
• Total	6.18 sq mi (16.00 km2)
• Land	6.16 sq mi (15.95 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	3,176 ft (968 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	721
• Density	117.06/sq mi (45.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	59833 (Florence)
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-12435
GNIS feature ID	2583796[3]

Carlton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States. The population was 721 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Carlton is in southern Missoula County in western Montana, in the northern part of the Bitterroot Valley. The southern border of the community follows the Ravalli County line. U.S. Route 93 passes through the community, leading north 17 miles (27 km) to Missoula and south 30 miles (48 km) to Hamilton. The post office that covers the CDP is in Florence (ZIP Code 59833), 3 miles (5 km) south of Carlton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Carlton CDP has an area of 6.18 square miles (16.01 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 0.31%, are water.^[1] The north-flowing Bitterroot River forms the eastern border of the community, while Carlton Creek flows through the center, joining Sin-tin-tin-em-ska Creek,^[4] a north-flowing tributary of the Bitterroot.

Florence-Carlton K-12 Schools, a unified K-12 school district, covers all of the CDP.^[6] The Florence-Carlton School District educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.^[7] It is located in Florence.