Libby (Montana)
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_1986.jpg) Libby Dam |
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Montana |
| County : | Lincoln County |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 23 ′ N , 115 ° 33 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 2,626 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 795.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 639 m |
| Postal code : | 59923 |
| Area code : | +1 406 |
| FIPS : | 30-43450 |
| GNIS ID : | 0786083 |
| Website : | www.cityoflibby.com |
| Mayor : | Anthony J. Berget |
Libby is a city in Lincoln County in the US state of Montana and the seat of the county seat .
According to the 2000 census, 2626 inhabitants live in the city, which has an area of 3.3 km².
The area was contaminated with asbestos due to the mining of vermiculite by WR Grace and Company near the city area. Together with the harmless vermiculite, tremolite , the most harmful form of asbestos, was extracted from the mountain . After the mine was closed in 1990, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave the all-clear for the time being that no asbestos residues had been measured. After research by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and a follow-up by the EPA, Libby finally named Libby the worst toxic community in 1999. It took $ 120 million to eliminate this. 700 houses have been renovated, and another 700 are on the list. If WR Grace and Company enforces a planned bankruptcy declaration, the restructuring costs will ultimately have to be borne by the public purse.
