Bynum, Montana

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Bynum, Montana
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
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Bynum, Montana
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Bynum, Montana
Coordinates: 47°58′45″N112°18′42″W / 47.97917°N 112.31167°W / 47.97917; -112.31167
Country United States
State Montana
County Teton
Area
[1]
 • Total1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2)
 • Land1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,976 ft (1,212 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total28
 • Density17.20/sq mi (6.64/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 406
GNIS feature ID769461 [2]

Bynum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Teton County, Montana, United States, approximately 13 miles north of Choteau. [2] Its population was 31 as of the 2010 census. [3]

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Bynum is the site of a one-room country school, a general store, post office, an agate shop, and Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, which provides displays and educational programs about dinosaurs.

The town's name is derived from the surname of a family of early settlers in the area. [4] The post office was established in 1885. [5] In 1908 work on the Bynum Reservoir began. [4]

In 2017, the NBC Today Show produced a segment highlighting Bynum's school and its tradition of starting each school day with a song and a dance. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 31—
2020 28−9.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Bynum, Montana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN   0-87842-150-5.
  6. ↑ "These small-town students sing and dance every morning to learn how to get along". TODAY.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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