| Official Name: | Simms, Montana |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cascade |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.73 |
| Area Land Km2: | 19.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 361 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.31 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 47.43 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation M: | 1088 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3570 |
| Coordinates: | 47.49°N -111.9322°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 59477 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 30-68575 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0776566 |
Simms is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 354 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Simms is located at 47.49°N -111.9322°W (47.489984, -111.932102),[3] in the Sun River valley, 30miles west of Great Falls, 35miles south of Choteau, 24miles north of Cascade and 21miles east of Augusta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.7sqmi, of which 0.13% is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Simms has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]
The town of Simms, surrounded by buttes and benches, was built on a low spot in the Sun River valley. This made a perfect place to build an irrigation system. In 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Reclamation Act, and in 1906 the Sun River Irrigation Project was begun. The townsite of Simms consists of 160acres. The town was named after Simms Creek, which flows into the Sun River, approximately 1miles west of the town. The creek was named after a pair of brothers who were woodcutters along the Sun River in earlier days. After the irrigation project was started, Simms became a grain and hay growing area. Simms is an unincorporated municipality of Cascade County.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 373 people, 148 households, and 103 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 48.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 160 housing units at an average density of 20.8 per square mile (8.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.96% White, 4.83% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 148 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,714 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,758. About 15.9% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.6% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Simms has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]