Garrison, Montana

Garrison, Montana
Location of Garrison, Montana
Location of Garrison, Montana
Coordinates: 46°32′15″N 112°49′35″W / 46.53750°N 112.82639°W / 46.53750; -112.82639
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyPowell
Area
 • Total
9.64 sq mi (24.96 km2)
 • Land9.63 sq mi (24.95 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation4,374 ft (1,333 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
115
 • Density11.94/sq mi (4.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59731
Area code406
FIPS code30-30175
GNIS feature ID0771720[2]

Garrison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 112 at the 2000 census.

The traditional Salish name for the area that was later named Garrison Junction is snx̣ʷq̓pusaqs. Groups would split up here, with some going towards Helena, others towards Butte.[3]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrison, Montana
  3. ^ Pete, Tachini. Seliš Nyoʻnuntn = Medicine for the Salish Language: English to Salish Translation Dictionary. 2nd ed. Pablo, MT : Lincoln, NE: Salish Kootenai College Press ; Distributed by University of Nebraska Press, 2010.