Plains, Montana | |
|---|---|
 Location of Plains, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′31″N 114°53′6″W / 47.45861°N 114.88500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Sanders |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,471 ft (753 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,106 |
| • Density | 1,798.37/sq mi (694.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 59859 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-58150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0788983[2] |
| Website | http://www.plainsmontana.com/ |
Plains (Salish: ncc̓kʷi[3]) is a town in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census.[4] It was founded as Horse Plains and sometimes called Wild Horse Plains, as the local Native Americans would winter their horses here to feed on the grasses in the valley. The name was later shortened to Plains when the US Postal Service established a presence in 1905.[5]
The town was established in 1883 as a Northern Pacific Railroad station.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plains, Montana
- ^ Tachini, Pete; Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote (1998). nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana: Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. p. 104.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Plains/Paradise history". Plains Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Plains". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 8, 2021.