Glendive, Montana facts for kids
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Glendive
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Glendive City Hall
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| Nickname(s):
Gate City
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| Motto(s):
Good People Surrounded by Badlands
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Location of Glendive, Montana
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 Glendive, Montana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Dawson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.50 sq mi (9.06 km2) |
| • Land | 3.47 sq mi (9.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,064 ft (629 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,873 |
| • Density | 1,404.32/sq mi (541.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
59330
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| Area code(s) | 406 Exchanges: 359,367 |
| FIPS code | 30-31450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0771800 |
Glendive is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States, and home to Dawson Community College. Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway when they built the transcontinental railroad across the northern tier of the western United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast. The town was the headquarters for the Yellowstone Division that encompassed 875 route miles (1,408 km); 546 (879) in main line and 328 (528) in branches with the main routes from Mandan, North Dakota, to Billings, Montana, and from Billings to Livingston. The town of Glendive is an agricultural and ranching hub of eastern Montana sited between the Yellowstone River and the Badlands. Makoshika State Park is located just east of Glendive.
The population was 4,873 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
Glendive is located at 47°6′31″N 104°42′38″W / 47.10861°N 104.71056°W (47.108491, -104.710419), at an altitude of 2,064 feet (629 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.35 square miles (8.68 km2), of which 3.32 square miles (8.60 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.
Etymology
Sir George Gore, a wealthy Irish sportsman, named his favorite hunting area "Glendive" in 1855, from the Irish gleann 'valley' and dubh 'black'.
Demographics
Glendive was briefly an oil boom town after the discovery of oil in the Williston Basin in the early 1950s. Moving the oil out of the area was difficult and expensive though; the boom ended by 1954 and only a small reserve existed locally. The community has been impacted in the 2000s by the North Dakota oil boom which spurred a modest increase in the population.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 500 | — | |
| 1890 | 720 | 44.0% | |
| 1900 | 1,200 | 66.7% | |
| 1910 | 2,428 | 102.3% | |
| 1920 | 3,816 | 57.2% | |
| 1930 | 4,629 | 21.3% | |
| 1940 | 4,524 | −2.3% | |
| 1950 | 5,254 | 16.1% | |
| 1960 | 7,058 | 34.3% | |
| 1970 | 6,305 | −10.7% | |
| 1980 | 5,978 | −5.2% | |
| 1990 | 4,802 | −19.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,729 | −1.5% | |
| 2010 | 4,935 | 4.4% | |
| 2020 | 4,873 | −1.3% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,935 people, 2,060 households, and 1,190 families living in the city. The population density was 1,486.4 inhabitants per square mile (573.9/km2). There were 2,267 housing units at an average density of 682.8 per square mile (263.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.5% African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
There were 2,060 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.84.
The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.
Climate
Glendive experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers. Together with Medicine Lake, the town holds the state's all-time-high record of 117 °F (47 °C), which was recorded on July 20, 1893 in Glendive and on July 5, 1937 in Medicine Lake.
| Climate data for Glendive, Montana | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
94 (34) |
104 (40) |
110 (43) |
117 (47) |
113 (45) |
106 (41) |
95 (35) |
80 (27) |
72 (22) |
117 (47) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 25.3 (−3.7) |
33.7 (0.9) |
44.9 (7.2) |
58.9 (14.9) |
70.4 (21.3) |
80.2 (26.8) |
87.3 (30.7) |
87.0 (30.6) |
74.4 (23.6) |
61.2 (16.2) |
41.0 (5.0) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
57.8 (14.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.5 (−9.7) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
32.6 (0.3) |
45.3 (7.4) |
57.1 (13.9) |
66.8 (19.3) |
72.8 (22.7) |
71.5 (21.9) |
59.4 (15.2) |
47.5 (8.6) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
44.9 (7.2) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 3.6 (−15.8) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
43.7 (6.5) |
53.3 (11.8) |
58.3 (14.6) |
55.9 (13.3) |
44.4 (6.9) |
33.7 (0.9) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
32.0 (0.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −48 (−44) |
−50 (−46) |
−30 (−34) |
−6 (−21) |
16 (−9) |
29 (−2) |
37 (3) |
32 (0) |
14 (−10) |
−13 (−25) |
−27 (−33) |
−42 (−41) |
−50 (−46) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.41 (10) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.57 (14) |
1.17 (30) |
2.08 (53) |
2.50 (64) |
1.80 (46) |
1.44 (37) |
1.43 (36) |
1.00 (25) |
0.49 (12) |
0.40 (10) |
13.62 (345.4) |
| Source 1: NOAA (normals, 1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: The Weather Channel (Records) | |||||||||||||
Education
Glendive Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Dawson County High School's team name is the Red Devils.
Glendive is home to Dawson Community College, a 2-year college formed in 1940 to meet the educational needs of eastern Montana. The college offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees as well as certificate programs. Dawson Community College is an open-access college.
Glendive Public Library serves the area.
Infrastructure
Dawson Community Airport is five miles northwest of Glendive.
Notable people
- Tim M. Babcock, 16th Governor of Montana, grew up on a ranch and later a house in Glendive, graduate of Dawson County High School in Glendive
- Kamran Ince, Turkish-American music composer
- Clyde Lamb, cartoonist
- John Patton, Wyoming state legislator
- Alfred E. Perlman, President, New York Central Railroad, President Western Pacific Railroad
- Mike Person, offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers
- Matt Rosendale, Montana State Auditor, 2018 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Montana, and U.S. Representative for Montana's at-large congressional district (2020–)
- Diana Thomas, mathematician and nutritionist
- Joyce Woodhouse, Democratic member of the Nevada Senate
- Hank Worden, born Norton Earl Worden, cowboy actor
- Adam Morrison, NBA Basketball Player
See also
In Spanish: Glendive (Montana) para niños
