Flathead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. At the 2020 census, its population was 104,357, making it the state's fourth most populous county. Its county seat is Kalispell. Its numerical designation is 7. Its northern border is on the state's north border, making it contiguous with the Canada–US border, facing British Columbia.
Kalispell is a city in Montana and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at 24,558. In Montana's northwest region, it is the largest city and the commercial center of the Kalispell Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name Kalispell is a Salish word meaning "flat land above the lake".
Somers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2020 census, nearly double from 556 in the 2000 census.
The Flathead Tunnel is a 7-mile-long (11 km) railroad tunnel in the Rocky Mountains of northwest Montana near Trego, approximately 28 miles (45 km) west of Whitefish. Located on the BNSF Railway's Kootenai River Subdivision, it is the second-longest railroad tunnel in the United States after the Cascade Tunnel. It is ultimately named after the Bitterroot Salish, also known as the Flathead.
KPAX-TV is a television station in Missoula, Montana, United States, affiliated with CBS. Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, it is part of the Montana Television Network, a statewide network of CBS-affiliated stations. KPAX-TV's studios are located on West Central Avenue in Missoula, and its transmitter is located on TV Mountain north of the city.
Whitefish station is a stop on Amtrak's Empire Builder in Whitefish, Montana. In addition to the Empire Builder, a once-daily Greyhound Lines bus service also links the station to Kalispell and Missoula. A car rental agency operates a window within the station. The station and parking lot are owned by the Stumptown Historical Society. BNSF Railway leases office space on the upper floors of the station and owns the platform and track.
Benjamin Chase Edwards was the third head football coach for the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinois and he held that position for the 1897 season. His overall coaching record at ISU was 1 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 19th at ISU in terms of total wins and 19th at ISU in terms of winning percentage.
Yellowstone Christian College (alternately known as Montana Christian College) is a four-year, confessional Christian liberal arts college with 1 campus in Kalispell, Montana. The college is affiliated with the Montana Southern Baptist Convention. Founded in 1974, it was called Yellowstone Baptist College until 2010.The college sold its former campus in Billings, Montana in 2021, and relocating to Kalispell in the same year.
Eric Thorsen is an American painter and sculptor known for his wildlife sculpture and fish carvings which have won him multiple awards at major art shows nationwide including "Best In World" at the 1992 World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships. At age 24 he is the youngest recipient of this award. Breakthrough magazine described him as "More than Promising" and his work has "an uncanny realism". Thorsen has appeared on TV shows and YouTube and his artwork can be found in prominent public spaces, private collections, and on product labels. He has been commissioned to create artwork for corporate entities such as Nike Inc.,Lowe's, Coca-Cola, Walt Disney Attractions, Inc. and national non profit groups. He is a resident of Bigfork, Montana.
Duane Burl Hagadone was an American newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer.
The Kalispell Center Mall is a shopping mall located in Kalispell, Montana, United States. Its anchors are JCPenney and Red Lion Hotels with one vacant anchor last occupied by Herberger's. It also has a casino and a US Bank. It opened in 1986. In 2013, Red Lion Hotels Corporation sold the mall to WSPGB Mall LLC for $11.6 million. In 2014, Starbucks announced plans to open a shop at the mall. In 2017 Herbergers expanded their current 40,000 square feet to 80,000 square feet. A Grand Re-Opening Ceremony occurred their public ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13. On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Herberger's would be closing as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018. In March, 2024 Red Lion Hotels Corp. announced the mall was sold to Spokane, Wash., company for $11.6 million.
North Valley Hospital is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit general medicine and surgical Critical Access Hospital located in Whitefish, Montana. It is a state-designated community trauma center that serves Whitefish and the broader community of Flathead and Lincoln County. The hospital's chief executive officer is Kevin Abel, and it is affiliated with Kalispell Regional Healthcare. It is a member of the Planetree Alliance.
Buffalo Hill Golf Club is a public 27-hole parkland golf course located in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana. The course was founded in 1918. Prior to becoming a golf course the land was owned by the affluent Conrad family† and used as a buffalo pasture. The golf course is located 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Glacier National Park and 8 miles (13 km) north of Flathead Lake.
Frank D. Hagel is an American realist and impressionist painter and sculptor. His artwork depicts Native Americans, trappers, and wildlife of the western American frontier.
Douglas A. Fessenden was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.
Southern Plains Indian Museum is a Native American museum located in Anadarko, Oklahoma. It was opened in 1948 under a cooperative governing effort by the United States Department of the Interior and the Oklahoma state government. The museum features cultural and artistic works from Oklahoma tribal peoples of the Southern Plains region, including the Caddo, Chiricahua Apache, Comanche, Delaware Nation, Kiowa, Plains Apache, Southern Arapaho, Southern Cheyenne, and Wichita.
Leonard Lopp was an American painter and muralist of the Pacific Northwest. He exhibited his work in the United States and Canada, and he did five murals in Kalispell, Montana. His paintings were collected by President Harry Truman and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
The 2020 Montana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was re-elected in 2016 with 67.7% of the vote. Fox was term-limited and was ineligible to run for re-election. Fox decided to run for the Governor of Montana election, losing the nomination to Greg Gianforte. Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Raph Graybill in the general election by over 14 points.
The 1963 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College in the Big Sky Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the team compiled a 6–3 record and finished second out of four teams in the Big Sky Conference. Future Wyoming and Purdue Head Coach Joe Tiller was named All-American (HM) as he led the Bobcats to a 6-3 record. Tiller was invited to the East-West Shrine Game following the season.
