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Froid is a town in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 185 at the 2010 census. Froid was named for the French word for 'cold'.
Froid incorporated in 1910.
The town made headlines in 2007 when Governor Brian Schweitzer gave the commencement address to the high school graduating class — one student, Roxie Britton, who received considerable soft news coverage for this distinction.
Froid is located at 48°20′9″N 104°29′25″W / 48.33583°N 104.49028°W / 48.33583; -104.49028 (48.335950, -104.490264), near the North Dakota border, and north of Culbertson on Highway 16.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 195 people, 97 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The population density was 688.1 people per square mile (268.9/km²). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 430.5 per square mile (168.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.77% White, 5.64% Native American, 1.54% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.