Thompson Falls, Montana

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Thompson Falls
Nickname : Home Of Western Hospitality
Sanders County Montana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Thompson Falls Highlighted.svg
Location in Montana
Basic data
Foundation : 1910
State : United States
State : Montana
County : Sanders County
Coordinates : 47 ° 36 ′  N , 115 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 36 ′  N , 115 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 1,313 (as of 2010)
Population density : 293.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.48 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.48 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 779 m
Postal code : 59873
Area code : +1 406
FIPS : 30-73825
GNIS ID : 0792090
Website : www.cityofthompsonfalls.com
Mayor : Carla Parks

Thompson Falls ( Kutanaha ʔa kaxapqǂi nana ) is a city in the US state of Montana , United States and the administrative seat of Sanders County .

geography

Thompson Falls is located in northwest Montana near the Idaho border in the Clark Fork Valley.

The urban area has a size of 4.48 km². In 2010 the population was 1,313.

ecology

Thompson Falls is home to a population of the rough-skinned yellow-bellied newt .

Prospect Creek is an uninhabited land and river area in Thompson Falls that is popular with campers.

history

Thompson Falls is named after the British-Canadian explorer, geographer and fur trader David Thompson . With the connection to the railway network in 1881, the city began to develop. When nearby Coeur d'Alene was hit by the gold rush two years later , the town grew to accommodate the men who walked to the mines via the Murray Trail. In 1910, Thompson Falls was officially established.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. Clark Fork Valley Press - Mineral Independent (English)
  2. FirstVoices: Nature / Environment - place names: words (English)
  3. United States Census Bureau (English)
  4. The Global Twitcher Network ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.globaltwitcher.com

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