Stevensville, Montana

Stevensville, Montana
Stevensville and the Bitterroot River seen from Saint Mary's Peak (2005)
Stevensville and the Bitterroot River
seen from Saint Mary's Peak (2005)
Location of Stevensville, Montana
Location of Stevensville, Montana
Coordinates: 46°30′28″N 114°5′36″W / 46.50778°N 114.09333°W / 46.50778; -114.09333
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyRavalli
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorSteve Gibson
 • BodyStevensville Town Council
Area
 • Total1.31 sq mi (3.40 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation3,323 ft (1,013 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,002
 • Density1,545.95/sq mi (596.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59870
Area code406
FIPS code30-71200
GNIS feature ID2413335[2]
Websitewww.townofstevensville.com

Stevensville (Salish: ɫq̓éɫmlš[3]) is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,002 at the 2020 census.[4]

Stevensville is officially recognized as the first permanent settlement of non-indigenous peoples in the state of Montana. Forty-eight years before Montana became the nation's 41st state, Stevensville was settled by Jesuit Missionaries at the request of the Bitterroot Salish tribe.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stevensville, Montana
  3. ^ 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. 137.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

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