Darby, Montana

Darby, Montana
Discovery nature trail (East side towards river)
Discovery nature trail (East side towards river)
Location of Darby, Montana
Location of Darby, Montana
Coordinates: 46°1′19″N 114°10′47″W / 46.02194°N 114.17972°W / 46.02194; -114.17972
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyRavalli
Government
 • MayorNancy McKinney[1]
Area
 • Total0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation3,885 ft (1,184 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total783
 • Density1,238.92/sq mi (478.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59829
Area code406
FIPS code30-19300
GNIS feature ID0782081[3]
Websitewww.darbymt.net

Darby (Salish: snk̓ʷɫxʷexʷem̓i, "Place Where They Would Lift Something"[4][5]) is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 783 at the 2020 census.[6] Darby is located near the southwestern border of Montana and Idaho, along the Continental Divide.

Officially established in 1889, the town was named after James W. Darby who signed the post office application.[7]

  1. ^ "Office of the Mayor". Town of Darby. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darby, Montana
  4. ^ Tachini, Pete; Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote (1998). nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, MT: Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. p. 36.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Salish Audio Files". Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee. 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Darby". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2021.