Conner, Montana Explained

Conner, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana
Pushpin Label:Conner
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ravalli
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.71
Area Land Km2:4.61
Area Water Km2:0.10
Area Total Sq Mi:1.82
Area Land Sq Mi:1.78
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:182
Population Density Km2:39.49
Population Density Sq Mi:102.25
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4032
Coordinates:45.9306°N -114.1244°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59827
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-17200
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583799

Conner (Salish: epɫmsáwíʔ[2]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 216 at the 2010 census.[3]

History

It is named for the community of Conner, which it encompasses.

The village was named in 1906 for the first homesteader, Aaron Conner.[4]

Geography

Conner is located at 45.9308°N -114.1245°W, at the confluence of the East and West Forks of the Bitterroot River. U.S. Route 93 passes just to the east of the CDP, leading north through the Bitterroot Valley to Hamilton, the county seat, and south over Lost Trail Pass to Salmon, Idaho.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7km2, of which 4.6sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 2.18%, is water.[3]

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Conner has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Book: Tachini , Pete . Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote. nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana. 32. 1998.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Conner CDP, Montana. https://archive.today/20200212193636/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3017200. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 22, 2013.
  4. Web site: Conner . Montana Place Names Companion . Montana Historical Society . 2 April 2021.
  5. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=869142&cityname=Connor%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Conner, Montana