Darby, Montana | |
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 Discovery nature trail (East side towards river) | |
 Location of Darby, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 46°1′19″N 114°10′47″W / 46.02194°N 114.17972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Ravalli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nancy McKinney[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,885 ft (1,184 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 783 |
| • Density | 1,238.92/sq mi (478.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59829 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-19300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0782081[3] |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ "Office of the Mayor". Town of Darby. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darby, Montana
- ^ 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) - ^ "Salish Audio Files". Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee. 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Darby". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2021.