St. Ignatius, Montana

St. Ignatius, Montana
Town
St. Ignatius, Montana. The brick St. Ignatius Mission is visible against the Mission Mountains
St. Ignatius, Montana. The brick St. Ignatius Mission is visible against the Mission Mountains
Nickname: 
Mission
Location of St. Ignatius, Montana
Location of St. Ignatius, Montana
St. Ignatius is located in Montana
St. Ignatius
St. Ignatius
St. Ignatius is located in the United States
St. Ignatius
St. Ignatius
Coordinates: 47°19′5″N 114°5′46″W / 47.31806°N 114.09611°W / 47.31806; -114.09611
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLake
Area
[1]
 • Total0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2)
 • Land0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,940 ft (900 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total768
 • Density1,440.90/sq mi (556.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59865
Area code406
FIPS code30-65275
GNIS feature ID0776104[2]
Websitetownofstignatius.com

St. Ignatius (Salish: snyél̓mn, Ktunaxa: ʔa·kikqǂaǂaǂuk̓pǂiʔit[3][4]) is a town in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 768 at the 2020 census.[5] The town is located on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Ignatius, Montana
  3. ^ "FirstVoices: Nature / Environment - place names: words. Ktunaxa". Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Tachini, Pete (2010). 'Seliš nyoʻnuntn,' Medicine for the Salish Language: English to Salish Translation Dictionary (2nd ed.). Pablo, MT: Salish Kootenai College Press. p. 520. ISBN 9781934594063.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.