Kila, Montana | |
|---|---|
  Kila  Kila | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′13″N 114°27′24″W / 48.12028°N 114.45667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Flathead |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.98 sq mi (10.30 km2) |
| • Land | 3.98 sq mi (10.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,192 ft (973 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 424 |
| • Density | 106.64/sq mi (41.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59920 |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 785726[2] |
Kila is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana, United States. Its population was 424 as of the 2020 census.[3] Kila has a post office with ZIP code 59920, which opened on May 27, 1901.[4][5] The community is located along U.S. Route 2, 10 miles from Kalispell.
Originally called Sedan by the Great Northern Railway when homesteaders settled the area in 1892, the name was changed after William Kiley when Kiley filed for a post office in 1901.[6] The town was platted in 1914.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kila". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Kila". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.