Big Timber | |
|---|---|
 Grand Hotel | |
 Location of Big Timber, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′0″N 109°57′1″W / 45.83333°N 109.95028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Sweet Grass |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor Council |
| • Mayor | Rolland Karlin |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.98 sq mi (2.53 km2) |
| • Land | 0.98 sq mi (2.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,091 ft (1,247 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,650 |
| • Density | 1,688.84/sq mi (651.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59011 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-06475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0802032 |
| Website | www |
Big Timber is a city in, and the county seat of, Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States.[2] The population was 1,650 at the 2020 census.[3]
Big Timber takes its name from Big Timber Creek, which was named by William Clark because of the large cottonwood trees.[4] The post office was established in 1880, closed, then reopened in 1882 with Ella Burns as postmaster.[5] As a stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Big Timber became a major wool-shipping depot. It became the county seat in 1895.[6] A fire in 1908 destroyed half the commercial buildings and a third of the residential homes.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ French, Brett (June 12, 2008). "Big Timber's Chinatown: Dig reveals a rich cultural past". Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 5. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.
- ^ a b "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved July 25, 2017.