Hot Springs, Montana
nayyákʷ Kutmiʔk | |
|---|---|
 Hotels in Hot Springs, Montana c. 1947 | |
| Motto(s): "Limp in, Leap out" | |
 Location of Hot Springs, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′32″N 114°40′19″W / 47.60889°N 114.67194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Sanders |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,841 ft (866 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 557 |
| • Density | 1,450.52/sq mi (560.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59845 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-37825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0772580[2] |
| Website | townofhotspringsmt |
Hot Springs (Montana Salish: nayyákʷ, Kutenai: Kutmiʔk[3]) is a town on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 557 at the 2020 census.[4]
Founded as the settlements of Pineville and Camas in the 1890s,[5] the town was incorporated in 1929.[6]
Previously it was known as both Camas and Camas Hot Springs for the camas plant that grows abundantly in the region as part of the camas prairie habitat.[7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hot Springs, Montana
- ^ Adam N. Johnson, Regina Sievert and Michael Durglo et al. Indigenous Knowledge and Geoscience on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Northwest Montana: Implications for Place-Based and Culturally Congruent Education. Journal of Geoscience Education. Vol. 62(2):187-202. DOI: 10.5408/12-393.1 https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1163600.pdf
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Therriault, Ednor (September 17, 2019). Seven Montanas: A Journey in Search of the Soul of the Treasure State. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-4930-4161-9.
- ^ "The economic base for power markets in Sanders County, Montana, by Claude W. Stimson". HathiTrust. p. 10. hdl:2027/uiug.30112073505718. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Hot Springs". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.