Columbia Falls, Montana
| Columbia Falls, Montana | |
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The sign for Columbia Falls on U.S. Route 2
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 Location of Columbia Falls, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 48°22′13″N 114°11′20″W / 48.37028°N 114.18889°WCoordinates: 48°22′13″N 114°11′20″W / 48.37028°N 114.18889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Flathead |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donald Barnhart |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) |
| • Land | 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,087 ft (941 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,688 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 5,093 |
| • Density | 2,286.8/sq mi (882.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 59912 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-16600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0806934 |
| Website | City website |
Columbia Falls (Salish: nq̓éyɫkʷm) is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 4,688 at the 2010 census.
Columbia Falls is located at 48°22′13″N 114°11′20″W / 48.37028°N 114.18889°W (48.370379, -114.188943).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.05 square miles (5.31 km2), all of it land.
The town is known as nq̓eyɫkʷm in Salish.
The Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls has served veterans since 1896. Its current housing facility was opened by Montana Governor Forrest H. Anderson at an official dedication ceremony in 1970. An E. M. Viquesney statue of a World War I doughboy was moved to the front of the Veterans' Home in 1972. The statue "originally stood in Kalispell, Montana, in the Main Street median in front of the Flathead County Courthouse."
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,688 people, 1,863 households, and 1,215 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,286.8 inhabitants per square mile (882.9/km2). There were 1,994 housing units at an average density of 972.7 per square mile (375.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.2% African American, 1.8% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.
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