Big Timber

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Big Timber
Sweet Grass County Montana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Big Timber Highlighted.svg
Location in Montana
Basic data
State : United States
State : Montana
County : Sweet Grass County
Coordinates : 45 ° 50 ′  N , 109 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′  N , 109 ° 57 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 1,650 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 687.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 1247 m
Postal code : 59011
Area code : +1 406
FIPS : 30-06475
GNIS ID : 0802032
Big Timber Lutheran Church

The place Big Timber is located in Sweet Grass County , in the US state of Montana and has 1650 inhabitants (2000). Big Timber is conveniently located on major Interstate 90 , halfway between the cities of Billings and Bozeman . The place is the county seat of Sweet Grass County.

The place was originally founded by members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition under the name Rivers Across , as the Boulder River flows into the Yellowstone River here . The current name Big Timber was chosen because of the many large Cottonwood Trees ( poplars ) in the area. The place also has a certain tourist importance, since the Yellowstone National Park (approx. 80 km south) can be easily reached from there.

sons and daughters of the town

  • Lindsay Burns (* 1965), lightweight rower
  • Judy Martz (1943–2017), Governor of the US state of Montana from January 2, 2001 to January 3, 2005

Web links

Commons : Big Timber, Montana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files