Official Name: | Kila, Montana |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Kila |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Flathead |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.30 |
Area Land Km2: | 10.30 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.98 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.98 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 424 |
Population Density Km2: | 41.17 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 106.64 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 3192 |
Coordinates: | 48.1203°N -114.4567°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 59920 |
Area Code: | 406 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 785726 |
Kila is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana, United States. Its population was 424 as of the 2020 census.[2] Kila has a post office with ZIP code 59920, which opened on May 27, 1901.[3] [4] The community is located along U.S. Route 2, 10 miles from Kalispell.
Originally called Sedan by the Great Northern Railway when homesteaders settled the area in 1892, the name was changed after William Kiley when Kiley filed for a post office in 1901.[5] The town was platted in 1914.
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, Kila has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[6]
The Kila School District educates students in the area.[7]