Official Name: | Turner, Montana |
Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Blaine |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.15 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.15 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.45 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.45 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 90 |
Population Density Km2: | 78.16 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 202.25 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 3041 |
Coordinates: | 48.8436°N -108.4069°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 59542 |
Area Code: | 406 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 777808 |
Turner is an unincorporated village in Blaine County, Montana, United States. Turner is located on Montana State Highway 241, 41.5miles east-northeast of Chinook.[2] It is 12 miles south of the Canadian border. Its population was 61 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Turner has the post office serving ZIP code 59542,[4] and other businesses and services. Its name is the reference name for the US-Canada border crossing 12 miles to its north. Since 1980, Turner has been a part of the CDP which also bears its name. Google Maps drove along the outskirts of the village but did not videograph it in any detail.
In 1912, Henry Turner built a store and opened a post office.[5] In 1928 the town moved about two miles to the location of the Great Northern Railway's new line between Saco and Hogeland.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Turner has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[6]
Turner Airport is a public use airport located 1 mile northeast of town.
Turner is the farthest community in the continental U.S. from a Major League Baseball park; it lies 646.93miles from Safeco Field in Seattle, the nearest park.[7]
Turner educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Turner High School had 18 students in 2021.[8] They are known as the Turner Tornadoes.[9]