Polebridge, Montana

Polebridge is an unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana, United States,[2] 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Columbia Falls in the northwestern part of the state. This community was named in 1920 for the log bridge that formerly connected the "inner" North Fork Road in Glacier National Park to the "outer" North Fork Road which leads to Montana Secondary Highway 486, over the North Fork Flathead River.[3] Polebridge lies near the Canada–United States border.

Polebridge, Montana
Census-Designated Place
Polebridge
Polebridge
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Area
[1]
 • Total0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
 • Land0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14
 • Density119.66/sq mi (46.25/km2)
FIPS code30-58675
GNIS feature ID789068[2]

The W.L. Adair General Mercantile Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places-listed historic district in Polebridge. It contains the Polebridge Mercantile, which has been in operation since 1914.[4] The store is open from May through October.[5]

Residents do not have electricity or any form of communication other than mail or media other than newspapers. Candles and whale oil lamps are used for lighting at night. From May through October, the population is just under 100, but during the colder months it falls to the single digits because there are no ways to warm up unless one has a woodstove or coal stove.[5]

Climate
Climate data for Polebridge, Montana, 1991–2020 normals: 3520ft (1073m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 31.4
(−0.3)		 35.2
(1.8)		 43.8
(6.6)		 53.7
(12.1)		 63.4
(17.4)		 70.2
(21.2)		 81.4
(27.4)		 82.0
(27.8)		 70.4
(21.3)		 54.4
(12.4)		 39.1
(3.9)		 31.0
(−0.6)		 54.7
(12.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 20.8
(−6.2)		 21.8
(−5.7)		 30.1
(−1.1)		 38.8
(3.8)		 47.7
(8.7)		 54.5
(12.5)		 60.9
(16.1)		 59.9
(15.5)		 51.1
(10.6)		 40.1
(4.5)		 29.0
(−1.7)		 20.6
(−6.3)		 39.6
(4.2)
Average low °F (°C) 10.1
(−12.2)		 8.4
(−13.1)		 16.4
(−8.7)		 23.8
(−4.6)		 32.0
(0.0)		 38.7
(3.7)		 40.4
(4.7)		 37.8
(3.2)		 31.8
(−0.1)		 25.7
(−3.5)		 18.9
(−7.3)		 10.1
(−12.2)		 24.5
(−4.2)
Source: NOAA[6]


Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202014—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

See also

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polebridge, Montana
  3. "Polebridge". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. Gildart, Robert (1986). Montana's Flathead Country. Montana Magazine. p. 74. ISBN 0-938314-14-9.
  5. Randall, Brianna (February 16, 2021). "Welcome to Poleridge: One of the US′ last frontiers". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. "Polebridge, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

48°45′55″N 114°17′06″W


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