Bynum, Montana Explained

Official Name:Bynum, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Teton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.22
Area Land Km2:4.22
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.63
Area Land Sq Mi:1.63
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:28
Population Density Km2:6.64
Population Density Sq Mi:17.20
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:3976
Coordinates:47.9792°N -112.3117°W
Area Code:406
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:769461

Bynum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Teton County, Montana, United States, approximately 13 miles north of Choteau. Its population was 31 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Bynum is the site of a one-room country school, a general store, post office, an agate shop, and Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, which provides displays and educational programs about dinosaurs.

The town's name is derived from the surname of a family of early settlers in the area.[3] The post office was established in 1885.[4] In 1908 work on the Bynum Reservoir began.

In 2017, the NBC Today Show produced a segment highlighting Bynum's school and its tradition of starting each school day with a song and a dance.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Web site: Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. 29 July 2017.
  4. Book: Carkeek Cheney. Roberta. Names on the Face of Montana. 1983. Mountain Press Publishing Company. Missoula, Montana. 0-87842-150-5.
  5. Web site: These small-town students sing and dance every morning to learn how to get along. TODAY.com. en. 2020-04-27.