Philipsburg, Montana | |
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.jpg) Sayrs Building (1888), Broadway. 2018 photo | |
 Location of Philipsburg, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′57″N 113°17′46″W / 46.33250°N 113.29611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Granite |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
| • Land | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,233 ft (1,595 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 841 |
| • Density | 989.41/sq mi (381.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59858 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-57175 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413127[2] |
Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States.[3] The population was 841 at the 2020 census.[4] The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed.[5] He platted the townsite in 1867.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philipsburg, Montana
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Don Spritzer (1999) Roadside History of Montana, Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press, ISBN 0-87842-395-8, p.220-222.
- ^ "Philipsburg". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 8, 2021.