St. Mary or Saint Mary[2] (Blackfeet: Natoaki, "Holy Woman") is an unincorporated community on the western border of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation adjacent to Glacier National Park in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The village is the eastern terminus of the Going-to-the-Sun Road which bisects the park east to west, a distance of 53 mi (85 km).
St. Mary, Montana | |
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 Downtown St. Mary looking north on U.S. Route 89 | |
 Interactive map of St. Mary, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′34″N 113°25′39″W / 48.74278°N 113.42750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Glacier |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2) |
| • Land | 0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,633 ft (1,412 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 54 |
| • Density | 71.8/sq mi (27.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| FIPS code | 30-65425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806626[2] |
As of the 2020 census, St. Mary had a population of 54.[3] The population increases tenfold on a busy summer evening. Several lodges, restaurants and cafés, a small grocery store, two gas stations and campgrounds are located in the village. A large housing area for National Park Service personnel is located adjacent to the village, but within the park.
U.S. Route 89 passes through the village, which lies between Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park and Lower St. Mary Lake on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Climate
editThis climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, St. Mary has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[4]
| Climate data for St Mary, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1981-2020 extremes: 4560ft (1340m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
63 (17) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
93 (34) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
87 (31) |
72 (22) |
58 (14) |
102 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51.2 (10.7) |
52.7 (11.5) |
57.3 (14.1) |
68.5 (20.3) |
78.2 (25.7) |
84.8 (29.3) |
91.3 (32.9) |
91.2 (32.9) |
86.0 (30.0) |
73.7 (23.2) |
58.4 (14.7) |
48.8 (9.3) |
93.4 (34.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.2 (−1.6) |
32.1 (0.1) |
37.9 (3.3) |
46.6 (8.1) |
57.2 (14.0) |
64.4 (18.0) |
75.0 (23.9) |
74.4 (23.6) |
63.2 (17.3) |
48.9 (9.4) |
36.3 (2.4) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
49.5 (9.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.8 (−6.2) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
36.5 (2.5) |
45.9 (7.7) |
52.5 (11.4) |
60.6 (15.9) |
59.3 (15.2) |
50.6 (10.3) |
39.9 (4.4) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
39.1 (4.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.3 (−10.9) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
34.6 (1.4) |
40.7 (4.8) |
46.1 (7.8) |
44.2 (6.8) |
37.9 (3.3) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
28.7 (−1.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −16.9 (−27.2) |
−10.1 (−23.4) |
−4.3 (−20.2) |
9.6 (−12.4) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
36.9 (2.7) |
33.4 (0.8) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
−1.1 (−18.4) |
−12.6 (−24.8) |
−25.0 (−31.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−40 (−40) |
−29 (−34) |
−11 (−24) |
15 (−9) |
27 (−3) |
29 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
12 (−11) |
−8 (−22) |
−24 (−31) |
−38 (−39) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.20 (56) |
1.95 (50) |
1.69 (43) |
1.93 (49) |
2.88 (73) |
3.37 (86) |
1.53 (39) |
1.63 (41) |
2.18 (55) |
2.05 (52) |
2.47 (63) |
2.21 (56) |
26.09 (663) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 15.5 (39) |
18.6 (47) |
15.9 (40) |
13.2 (34) |
4.8 (12) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (4.3) |
8.5 (22) |
17.8 (45) |
20.8 (53) |
117.8 (298.8) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 12.8 (33) |
13.0 (33) |
11.6 (29) |
7.1 (18) |
2.7 (6.9) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
3.3 (8.4) |
8.8 (22) |
9.7 (25) |
20.4 (52) |
| Source 1: NOAA (1981-2010 precip/snowfall)[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins & 1981-2010 snow depth)[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editEducation
editThe area school district is Browning Public Schools,[9] with its components being Browning Elementary School District and Browning High School District.[10]
Images
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Panorama for St. Mary
Looking south at St. Mary's sign
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Mary, Montana
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ Climate Summary for St. Mary, Montana, weatherbase.com; accessed January 16, 2018.
- ↑ "St Mary, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ↑ "St Mary, Montana 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Directory of Montana Schools". Montana Office of Public Instruction. March 13, 2024. pp. 119–120/319. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ↑ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Glacier County, MT (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/6). Retrieved June 17, 2026. - Text list
External links
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- TopoQuest. "USGS Saint Mary Quad". Retrieved July 5, 2008.
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