Saltese, Montana

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Saltese, Montana
Packers Meadow
Silver City
Census-designated place
Black bear weighing 252 lbs. shot by Jim O'Brine 5-12-10 at Saltese, Mont. LCCN2012646791.jpg
Black bear weighing 252 lbs. shot by Jim O'Brine at Saltese, Montana, May 12, 1910
Saltese, Montana
Coordinates: 47°24′41″N115°30′43″W / 47.41139°N 115.51194°W / 47.41139; -115.51194
CountryUnited States
State Montana
County Mineral
Named after Chief Saltese
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,389 ft (1,033 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
10
 • Density30.4/sq mi (11.75/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
59867
Area Code 406
FIPS code 30-65875
GNIS feature ID2806650 [2]

Saltese (also Packers Meadow or Silver City) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mineral County, Montana, United States. It lies in the valley of the St. Regis River along Interstate 90 at exit 10. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10. [3]

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History

Saltese is an old gold and silver mining town that took its name from a Nez Perce leader, Chief Saltese. [4] The town was first known as Silver City but was renamed in 1891. [5] The post office opened in 1892. [6]

In December 1912, David D. Bogart, the sixth mayor of Missoula, Montana, was killed in an avalanche in Saltese while prospecting for gold. [7]

In 1996, a longtime establishment, the Old Montana Bar and Grille, was destroyed in a fire. [8]

Geography

Saltese is in northwestern Mineral County at an elevation of 3,370 feet (1,030 m) in the narrow valley of the St. Regis River, where it is joined by Packer Creek from the north and by Silver Creek from the south. The St. Regis is a southeast-flowing tributary of the Clark Fork River. Interstate 90 passes through the community, leading southeast 36 miles (58 km) to Superior, the Mineral county seat, and northwest over Lookout Pass 16 miles (26 km) to Mullan, Idaho.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Saltese CDP has an area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2), all of it recorded as land. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 10—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saltese, Montana
  3. 1 2 "P1. Race – Saltese CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Saltese Montana Travel Information". TravelMT.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Saltese". Montana, Official State Travel Site. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Saltese". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Missoula Mayors Interred at the Missoula Cemetery". City of Missoula. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ Rauve, Bekka (January 20, 1996). "Historic bar reduced to ashes, memories". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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