Whitewater, Montana | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′33″N107°37′18″W / 48.75917°N 107.62167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Phillips |
Area | |
• Total | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
• Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 2,372 ft (723 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 75 |
• Density | 70.69/sq mi (27.28/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 59544 |
Area code | 406 |
GNIS feature ID | 2583867 [2] |
Whitewater is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana, United States. Its population was 64 as of the 2010 census. [3] Whitewater has a post office with ZIP code 59544. [4] [5]
In 1927, the town moved about 7 miles west to be on the new Great Northern Railway branch line. [6]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 75 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Whitewater has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [8]
Climate data for Whitewater, Montana, 1991–2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.52 (13) | 0.28 (7.1) | 0.39 (9.9) | 1.00 (25) | 1.84 (47) | 2.78 (71) | 1.34 (34) | 1.35 (34) | 1.17 (30) | 0.89 (23) | 0.52 (13) | 0.44 (11) | 12.52 (318) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.4 (3.6) | 2.4 (6.1) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 2.0 (5.1) | 1.8 (4.6) | 9.9 (25.16) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4. | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 56.4 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
Source: NOAA [9] |
Whitewater School District educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. [10] Whitewater High School's team name is the Penguins. [11]