Official Name: | Wise River, Montana |
Settlement Type: | Census-Designated Place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Beaverhead |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.91 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.91 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.74 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.74 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 42 |
Population Density Km2: | 21.95 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 56.83 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 30-07300 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 793434 |
Wise River is an unincorporated small village in northern Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. The village runs along 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.[2]
Wise River has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
Wise River provides elementary education.[3] High school is at Beaverhead County High School.