Kalispell, Montana Kalispell, Montana Kalispell looking northeast toward Glacier National Park from Lone Pine State Park Kalispell looking northeast toward Glacier National Park from Lone Pine State Park Location of Kalispell, Montana Location of Kalispell, Montana State Montana Kalispell is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2015 Enumeration estimates put Kalispell's populace at 22,052. The Kalispell Micropolitan Travel Destination has a populace of 93,068 and it is the biggest city and commercial center of northwest Montana. The name Kalispell is a Salish word meaning "flat territory above the lake".
Kalispell is also the gateway to Glacier National Park.
Main Street, Kalispell Working using his own capital, Charles Edward Conrad, a businessman and banker from Fort Benton, Montana, formed the Kalispell Townsite Company with three other men. The townsite was quickly platted and lots began selling by the spring of 1891.
Conrad assembled a large mansion in Kalispell in 1895. Kalispell was officially incorporated as a town/city in 1892. Since that time, the town/city of Kalispell has continued to expanded in populace reaching 19,927 in 2010.
As the biggest city in Northwest Montana, Kalispell serves as the governmental center of county and commercial center of Flathead County.
The town/city also is home to Kalispell Regional Medical Center, which boasts a 150-bed facility. Nestled in the Flathead valley, Kalispell is 31 miles (50 km) from Glacier National Park and 22 miles (35 km) from Hungry Horse Dam.
Flathead Lake is 7 miles (11 km) away. Buffalo Hill Golf Club, designed by Robert Muir Graves, serves the needs of golfers.
The tribal schools close-by offer classes in the Kalispel Spokane Flathead language, a language nest, and intensive language training for grownups. There is a Salish language school and training center in Arlee, Montana. Kalispell is positioned at 48 11 52 N 114 18 58 W (48.197801, 114.316068), at an altitude of 2,956 feet (901 m). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 11.73 square miles (30.38 km2), of which, 11.64 square miles (30.15 km2) is territory and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) is water. Kalispell is positioned 7 miles (11 km) north of Flathead Lake, which is the biggest natural contaminating lake in the continental United States west of the Mississippi River.
Kalispell experiences a cold semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk), with long, cold and moderately snowy winters, hot and dry summers, and short springs and autumns in between.
Climate data for Kalispell, Montana (1981 2010 normals) Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 10.5 7.8 5.0 2.5 .3 .1 0 0 0 1.2 7.1 11.1 45.6 As of the census of 2010, there were 19,927 citizens , 8,638 homeholds, and 4,944 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,711.9 inhabitants per square mile (661.0/km2).
There were 9,379 housing units at an average density of 805.8 per square mile (311.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.2% White, 0.2% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other competitions, and 2.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 8,638 homeholds of which 30.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.8% were non-families.
35.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.94.
The median age in the town/city was 34.5 years.
25.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,223 citizens , 6,142 homeholds, and 3,494 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 2,605.7 citizens per square mile (1,005.8/km ).
There were 6,532 housing units at an average density of 1,196.7 per square mile (461.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.84% White, 0.28% African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other competitions, and 1.66% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,142 homeholds out of which 28.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families.
36.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.209 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 24.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,567, and the median income for a family was $36,554.
About 10.1% of families and 15.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
Kalispell is positioned at the intersection of U.S.
Commercial air service is offered at Glacier Park International Airport, positioned approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Kalispell off U.S.
Route 2 between Kalispell and Columbia Falls. Kalispell City Airport, positioned in the southern part of the city, offers general aviation service. Eagle Transit, an agency of Flathead County, offers small-town transit service inside and connecting Kalispell, Columbia Falls and Whitefish, as well as paratransit demand-responsive service. Kalispell is one of the biggest media markets in Montana.
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