Libby, Montana

Libby, Montana
Looking west-southwest
Looking west-southwest
Location of Libby, Montana
Location of Libby, Montana
Libby is located in Montana
Libby
Libby
Libby is located in the United States
Libby
Libby
Coordinates: 48°23′17″N 115°33′13″W / 48.38806°N 115.55361°W / 48.38806; -115.55361
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLincoln
Government
 • MayorPeggy Williams
Area
 • Total1.88 sq mi (4.86 km2)
 • Land1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation2,096 ft (639 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,775
 • Density1,506.51/sq mi (581.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59923
Area code406
FIPS code30-43450
GNIS feature ID0786083[2]
Websitecityoflibby.com

Libby is a city in northwestern Montana, United States and the county seat of Lincoln County.[3] The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census.[4]

Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularly fragile asbestos, leading to the town's inclusion in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List status in 2002 and Public Health Emergency event in 2009. Most risk was reduced by 2015.

Local natural features, such as the Kootenai Falls, have attracted tourism to the area and have been featured in movies, such as The River Wild (1994) and The Revenant (2015). There is a public school district and a public library, and the town is in-district for Flathead Valley Community College, which operates the Lincoln County Campus there.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Libby, Montana
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.