Thompson Falls, Montana
| Thompson Falls, Montana | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "Home of Western Hospitality" | |
 Location of Thompson Falls, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 47°35′48″N 115°20′37″W / 47.59667°N 115.34361°WCoordinates: 47°35′48″N 115°20′37″W / 47.59667°N 115.34361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Sanders |
| Established | 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) |
| • Land | 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,556 ft (779 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,313 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,332 |
| • Density | 759.0/sq mi (293.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 59873 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-73825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0792090 |
Thompson Falls is a city in and the county seat of Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2010 census.
Thompson Falls was named after British explorer, geographer and fur trader David Thompson, who founded a North West Company fur trading post called Saleesh House in 1809. The community is located next to natural waterfalls on the Clark Fork river. The arrival of the railroad in 1881 brought the first real activity to the area. Two years later, when the gold rush hit nearby Cœur d'Alene, the town grew to accommodate the men going over the Murray Trail to the mines. In 1885 John Russell bought 40 acres (160,000 m2) and plotted the town site.
Thompson Falls was established in 1910.
The Thompson Falls Dam, in operation since 1915, was constructed atop the original falls.
Thompson Falls is located at 47°35′48″N 115°20′37″W / 47.59667°N 115.34361°W (47.596587, -115.343730) in the Clark Fork Valley at an elevation of 2,419 feet (737 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.73 square miles (4.48 km2), all of it land.
An amphibian, the rough-skinned newt, has a population at Thompson Falls which is noncontiguous with the remainder of the Western US population of the species.
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