Plentywood

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Plentywood
Sheridan County Courthouse in Plentywood
Sheridan County Courthouse in Plentywood
Location in Montana
Sheridan County Montana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Plentywood Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Montana
County : Sheridan County
Coordinates : 48 ° 46 ′  N , 104 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′  N , 104 ° 34 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 1,734 (as of 2010)
Population density : 572.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.03 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.03 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 624 m
Postal code : 59254
Area code : +1 406
FIPS : 30-58375
GNIS ID : 0775295
Website : http://www.plentywood.com/

Plentywood is a city in the US state of Montana and the administrative seat of Sheridan County .

geography

Grain elevator in Plentywood, the tallest building in town

Plentywood is located in the far northwest of Montana not far from the Canadian border. The urban area has a size of 3 km².

In 2010 the population was 1734.

climate

Because Plentywood's climate is semi-arid , the long winters are usually cold and dry while the summers are hot and wet.

Plentywood, Montana
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Western Regional Climate Center
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Plentywood, Montana
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -5.1 -1.0 5.9 14.8 20.7 25.6 29.0 29.0 23.6 14.8 3.6 −3.1 O 13.2
Min. Temperature (° C) -18.8 -14.5 -8.4 -1.8 4.3 9.6 12.1 10.7 4.8 -1.9 -9.3 -15.8 O −2.4
Precipitation ( mm ) 10.2 7.6 12.2 22.6 46.7 69.3 54.1 39.6 30.2 19.0 11.2 7.9 Σ 330.6
Rainy days ( d ) 5 3 4th 5 7th 9 7th 6th 5 4th 4th 4th Σ 63
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history

The first European-American company in Plentywood was founded in 1900, and a post office was set up in the city two years later. 1912 followed the official establishment and Plentywood was connected to the railway network of the Great Northern Railway . The place was named after the nearby Plentywood Creek. According to tradition, this creek in turn got its name when a group of cowboys saw the cook of their food truck trying to light a fire with cow dung. Then to one of the Cowboys have said to him, "If you'll go two miles up this creek, you'll find plenty wood ", in German as: "If you go this valley two miles upstream, you will plenty of wood found . "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau (English)

Web links

Commons : Plentywood  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files