Lewistown, Montana
| Lewistown | |
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| Nickname : Home Of Big Springs and the purest drinking water in the world! | |
 Main street of Lewistown |
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| Location in Montana | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1882 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Montana |
| County : | Fergus County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 4 ′ N , 109 ° 26 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 5,901 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 428.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.78 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.78 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1204 m |
| Postal code : | 59457 |
| Area code : | +1 406 |
| FIPS : | 30-43375 |
| GNIS ID : | 0798996 |
| Website : | www.cityoflewistown.com |
| Mayor : | Kevin Myhre |
Lewistown ( assiniboine Wá ską́šį diʾóda ) is a city in the US state of Montana , United States and the administrative seat of Fergus County .
geography
Lewistown is exactly in the geographic center of Montana, southeast of Great Falls . The urban area has a size of 13.78 km² and is located in the Rocky Mountains . Lewistown's water source is Big Spring Creek, which rises in the Big Snowy Mountains to the south.
In 2010 the population was 5,901.
history
What is now Lewistown used to belong to the Blackfoot Indian territory. In 1874, the Fort Lewis military base was built here , after which Lewistown is named. Their job was to ensure the protection of travelers on the Carroll Trail. The Carroll Trail was the shortest connection between Carroll and Helena at the time .
The first permanent settlers were Métis , who established Lewistown in 1879. Among them was Francis A. Janeaux, who founded the city's first public school in 1883. Today is the official time of the foundation.
In 1880 Lewistown experienced a gold rush when gold was found in the nearby Judith Mountains . Until then, Maiden had been the largest city in central Montana. When the gold shipments failed to materialize, many of the miners settled permanently in Lewistown and found work there.
sons and daughters of the town
- Loren Wilber Acton (* 1936), astronaut and physicist
- Roy E. Ayers (1882–1955), 11th Governor of Montana
Web links
- Official Website of Lewistown (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lewistown website ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ American Indian Studies Research Institute (English)
- ↑ United States Census Bureau (English)
- ↑ Lewistown's profile on epodunk.com (English)
