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Sweetgrass, Montana
Census-Designated Place
Topographical map of the Sweet Grass area
Topographical map of the Sweet Grass area
Country United States
State Montana
County Toole
Area
 • Total 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
 • Land 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 65
 • Density 134.58/sq mi (51.94/km2)
FIPS code 30-73075
GNIS feature ID 777367

Sweet Grass (also Sweetgrass) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States, on the Canada–US border. It is the northern terminus of Interstate 15, an important route connecting western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico. The population was 65 according to the 2020 census.

In 2004, a joint border facility opened at the Sweetgrass port of entry and Coutts, Alberta, housing both Canadian and American federal authorities.

Fire service is provided through the volunteer fire department in Coutts.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 65
U.S. Decennial Census

Climate

Sweet Grass has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) that closely borders a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb).

Climate data for Sweet Grass, Montana
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 64
(18)
70
(21)
72
(22)
84
(29)
91
(33)
96
(36)
105
(41)
105
(41)
95
(35)
88
(31)
74
(23)
67
(19)
105
(41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 31
(−1)
35
(2)
43
(6)
54
(12)
65
(18)
73
(23)
82
(28)
81
(27)
70
(21)
57
(14)
40
(4)
31
(−1)
55
(13)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 8
(−13)
12
(−11)
20
(−7)
30
(−1)
39
(4)
47
(8)
52
(11)
50
(10)
42
(6)
31
(−1)
19
(−7)
10
(−12)
30
(−1)
Record low °F (°C) −39
(−39)
−35
(−37)
−29
(−34)
−7
(−22)
16
(−9)
30
(−1)
35
(2)
30
(−1)
12
(−11)
−12
(−24)
−26
(−32)
−44
(−42)
−44
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.30
(7.6)
0.23
(5.8)
0.58
(15)
1.00
(25)
2.61
(66)
3.13
(80)
1.96
(50)
1.94
(49)
1.45
(37)
0.62
(16)
0.45
(11)
0.30
(7.6)
14.57
(370)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 9.5
(24)
8.3
(21)
8.9
(23)
6.6
(17)
2.3
(5.8)
0.4
(1.0)
0.1
(0.25)
0.1
(0.25)
2.6
(6.6)
4.2
(11)
7.4
(19)
9.1
(23)
59.5
(151.9)

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