Lindsay is an unincorporated hamlet in Dawson County, Montana, United States, located on Montana Highway 200S and the Upper Sevenmile Creek, 22.3 miles (35.9 km) west-northwest of Glendive. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59339,[3][4] a public school, and a cooperative.
Lindsay, Montana | |
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  Lindsay  Lindsay | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′08″N 105°09′14″W / 47.21889°N 105.15389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Dawson |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| • Land | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,680 ft (820 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12 |
| • Density | 18.52/sq mi (7.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59339 |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 773370[2] |
The town is named for Willam Lindsay, an Ohio-born businessman and the first rancher and freighter in the region.[5] In the 1920s, the town moved from its original site when the Northern Pacific Railway built its branch line to Circle.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Climate
edit| Climate data for Lindsay, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1915–1919, 1962–2018 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
67 (19) |
78 (26) |
87 (31) |
96 (36) |
103 (39) |
107 (42) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
89 (32) |
75 (24) |
66 (19) |
107 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.5 (9.7) |
53.3 (11.8) |
65.0 (18.3) |
76.5 (24.7) |
84.1 (28.9) |
91.2 (32.9) |
96.9 (36.1) |
95.3 (35.2) |
90.3 (32.4) |
78.3 (25.7) |
63.2 (17.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
98.2 (36.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
42.5 (5.8) |
54.3 (12.4) |
65.2 (18.4) |
74.3 (23.5) |
83.2 (28.4) |
82.2 (27.9) |
71.4 (21.9) |
54.9 (12.7) |
41.1 (5.1) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
54.8 (12.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
41.1 (5.1) |
51.4 (10.8) |
60.9 (16.1) |
68.1 (20.1) |
67.1 (19.5) |
56.8 (13.8) |
42.0 (5.6) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
41.9 (5.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.5 (−14.2) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
37.6 (3.1) |
47.4 (8.6) |
53.0 (11.7) |
52.0 (11.1) |
42.1 (5.6) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
17.8 (−7.9) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19.1 (−28.4) |
−15.0 (−26.1) |
−3.5 (−19.7) |
11.6 (−11.3) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
34.6 (1.4) |
42.1 (5.6) |
38.6 (3.7) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
−4.9 (−20.5) |
−19.6 (−28.7) |
−27.9 (−33.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) |
−41 (−41) |
−34 (−37) |
−8 (−22) |
11 (−12) |
24 (−4) |
33 (1) |
28 (−2) |
10 (−12) |
−14 (−26) |
−26 (−32) |
−38 (−39) |
−46 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.38 (9.7) |
0.53 (13) |
0.46 (12) |
1.44 (37) |
2.72 (69) |
2.35 (60) |
2.11 (54) |
1.16 (29) |
1.42 (36) |
1.07 (27) |
0.45 (11) |
0.51 (13) |
14.60 (371) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.8 (12) |
4.7 (12) |
3.5 (8.9) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
3.0 (7.6) |
4.2 (11) |
23.7 (60.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 54.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 11.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[7][8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)[9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Lindsay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Lindsay". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Lindsay, MT". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Terry 21 NNW, MT". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Glasgow". National Weather Service. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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