Wise River, Montana
Wise River, Montana | |
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Census-Designated Place | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Beaverhead |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
• Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42 |
• Density | 56.83/sq mi (21.95/km2) |
FIPS code | 30-07300 |
GNIS feature ID | 793434[2] |
Wise River is an unincorporated small village in northern Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. The village runs along [3] State Highway 43, in three sections, for about a mile. There is a small store with gas pump there, also a post office and a club lodge, along with several homes.
This community takes its name from the Wise River, which flows into the Big Hole River nearby. A post office was established in 1913.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 42 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
Climate
Wise River has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
Climate data for Wise River, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1943-2020 extremes: 5730ft (1747m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) | 59 (15) | 70 (21) | 77 (25) | 87 (31) | 95 (35) | 94 (34) | 94 (34) | 93 (34) | 84 (29) | 69 (21) | 54 (12) | 95 (35) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45.0 (7.2) | 47.5 (8.6) | 56.5 (13.6) | 69.1 (20.6) | 76.4 (24.7) | 84.0 (28.9) | 89.2 (31.8) | 89.3 (31.8) | 85.3 (29.6) | 73.4 (23.0) | 58.0 (14.4) | 45.7 (7.6) | 90.9 (32.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 33.3 (0.7) | 43.0 (6.1) | 51.3 (10.7) | 61.2 (16.2) | 68.8 (20.4) | 78.8 (26.0) | 78.9 (26.1) | 69.9 (21.1) | 55.7 (13.2) | 38.9 (3.8) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 53.4 (11.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.6 (−6.9) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 36.7 (2.6) | 44.7 (7.1) | 52.0 (11.1) | 58.4 (14.7) | 57.4 (14.1) | 49.7 (9.8) | 39.2 (4.0) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 18.2 (−7.7) | 37.7 (3.2) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.8 (−13.4) | 9.6 (−12.4) | 14.9 (−9.5) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 35.3 (1.8) | 38.0 (3.3) | 36.0 (2.2) | 29.5 (−1.4) | 22.7 (−5.2) | 14.0 (−10.0) | 6.5 (−14.2) | 22.1 (−5.5) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −21.6 (−29.8) | −17.9 (−27.7) | −5.4 (−20.8) | 9.3 (−12.6) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 29.8 (−1.2) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 18.1 (−7.7) | 5.8 (−14.6) | −6.3 (−21.3) | −18.3 (−27.9) | −28.3 (−33.5) |
Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) | −41 (−41) | −26 (−32) | −6 (−21) | 7 (−14) | 20 (−7) | 24 (−4) | 19 (−7) | 6 (−14) | −13 (−25) | −23 (−31) | −38 (−39) | −41 (−41) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.55 (14) | 0.53 (13) | 0.64 (16) | 0.98 (25) | 1.90 (48) | 1.98 (50) | 1.36 (35) | 0.99 (25) | 1.21 (31) | 1.12 (28) | 0.94 (24) | 0.73 (19) | 12.93 (328) |
Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[7] |
Education
Wise River provides elementary education.[8] High school is at Beaverhead County High School.
Notes
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wise River, Montana
- ^ "Wise River, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wise River". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Wise River 3 WNW, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Schools Beaverhead County". Beaverhead County. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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