Somers, Montana
| Somers, Montana | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Somers, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 48°4′47″N 114°13′40″W / 48.07972°N 114.22778°WCoordinates: 48°4′47″N 114°13′40″W / 48.07972°N 114.22778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Flathead |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eugene Paterson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.00 sq mi (7.78 km2) |
| • Land | 2.95 sq mi (7.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,917 ft (889 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,109 |
| • Density | 373/sq mi (144.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 59932 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-69475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0790849 |
Somers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,109 at the 2010 census, up from 556 at the 2000 census.
In 1909, the Industrial Worker, a newspaper published out of Seattle by the Industrial Workers of the World, described Somers thus:
The nearest approach to hell on earth is at Somers, Mont. The principal industry at Somers is sawing railroad ties for Jim Hill. Jimmy owns everything around Somers including the water, docks, sawmills, county roads, and all the land that the town is situated on. Jimmy also owns the United States postoffice and nearly all the judges and lawyers in Flathead county.
The IWW at the time was in dispute with Jim Hill in connection with strike waves throughout the Flathead Valley, especially centered in Kalispell. Sawmill workers organized with the IWW struck at the Somers Lumber Company, with company management quickly hiring scab labor and blacklisting union members as a result. Tensions reached their peak in late July 1909, when the IWW warned unemployed workers to stay away from Somers to avoid the conditions there.
Somers is located in south-central Flathead County at 48°4′47″N 114°13′40″W / 48.07972°N 114.22778°W (48.079826, -114.227722), at the north end of Flathead Lake. It is bordered to the south by Lakeside. U.S. Route 93 passes through the community, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to Kalispell and south 42 miles (68 km) to Polson at the other end of the lake.
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