St. Mary, Montana

St. Mary (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
Census-Designated Place
Downtown St. Mary looking north on U.S. Route 89
Downtown St. Mary looking north on U.S. Route 89
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyGlacier
Area
[1]
 • Total0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2)
 • Land0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total54
 • Density71.71/sq mi (27.71/km2)
FIPS code30-65425

About 54 people reside in the village year-round; however, 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.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202054—
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Climate

This 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.[3]

Climate data for St Mary, Montana, 1991–2020 normals: 4560ft (1340m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.07
(53)		 2.06
(52)		 2.50
(64)		 2.45
(62)		 2.83
(72)		 3.07
(78)		 1.20
(30)		 1.28
(33)		 1.63
(41)		 2.17
(55)		 2.70
(69)		 2.13
(54)		 26.09
(663)
Source 1: NOAA[4]
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[5]

See also

Images
  • Looking north at the sign for St. Mary
    Looking north at the sign for St. Mary
  • Panorama for St. Mary
    Panorama for St. Mary
  • Looking south at St. Mary's sign
    Looking south at St. Mary's sign

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. Climate Summary for St. Mary, Montana, weatherbase.com; accessed January 16, 2018.
  4. "St Mary, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. "St Mary 1 SSW, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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