Three Forks | |
|---|---|
 Three Forks and the Tobacco Root Mountains | |
 Location of Three Forks, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′29″N 111°33′6″W / 45.89139°N 111.55167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Gallatin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Montana Incorporated City, Elected Mayor and City Council |
| • Mayor | Sean Gifford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2) |
| • Land | 1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,075 ft (1,242 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,989 |
| • Density | 1,382.21/sq mi (533.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59752 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-73975 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0777603[2] |
| Website | http://www.threeforksmontana.us |
Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States and is located within the watershed valley system of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers drainage basins — and is historically considered the birthplace or start of the Missouri River. The population was 1,989 at the 2020 census.[3] The city of Three Forks is named so because it lies geographically near the point, in nearby Missouri Headwaters State Park, where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers converge to form the Missouri River — the longest single river in North America, as well as the major portion of the Missouri–Mississippi River System from the headwaters near Three Forks to its discharge into the Gulf of Mexico. Three Forks is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area of approximately 100,000 people and located thirty miles west of Bozeman.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Forks, Montana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.