Laurel, Montana Laurel Laurel, Montana Official seal of Laurel Location of Laurel, Montana Location of Laurel, Montana Website City of Laurel Laurel is a town/city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.
Both Interstate 90 and a number of small-town barns s run through Laurel.
Laurel is home to a Cenex Harvest States petroleum refinery and Montana Rail Link's Laurel Yard, the biggest rail yard between St.
Before Laurel became a town/city or a community, citizens passed through the site amid the gold rush period, when gold was identified at the Clarks Fork headwaters.
The history of Laurel began when pioneer began making their homes in the vicinity in 1879.
There was a section home assembled that served as a depot and postal service, situated about where Hobo Hill is, or near the center of the present barns yards east of Laurel.
The barns pushed closer to Laurel from the east, up the Yellowstone Valley amid the summer of 1882.
Laurel was originally known as the station of Carlton, however by 1883, its name was changed to Laurel, after a small-town shrub.
Laurel was considered a town in 1906, but it was not until August 1908 that it became incorporated, and two months later, on October 10, 1908, town/city government was established with the election of a town/city council and mayor.
Laurel is positioned at 45 40 26 N 108 46 15 W (45.673986, -108.770893). It is positioned at 3300 feet (1006 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.14 square miles (5.54 km2), all of it land. Some of Laurel's inhabitants commute the 15 miles (24 km) to Billings, Montana's biggest city.
Laurel is also momentous as it lies on one of two chief roads to Red Lodge, 45 miles (72 km) southwest on US 212; it is a prominent mountain town and an end of the Beartooth Highway.
Laurel is also served by the Laurel Municipal Airport, a publicly owned public-use airport, which is positioned 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of the central company district.
The City of Laurel operates under a Mayor - Alderman form of government. Full executive authority is vested in the Mayor, who is propel at-large for a four-year term.
The Mayor presides over the meetings of the City Council and appoints and charges regular and special committees of the City Council.
He may veto all City Council actions, including line items inside a budget resolution, and his veto may be overridden by two-thirds of the whole membership of the City Council.
In November 2007, the people of Laurel allowed a town/city charter with self-governing powers.
The City Council has management and control of the finances and property of the City.
The City Council has the power to adopt ordinances and regulations consistent with state and federal law for the good government, preservation of good order, benefit of trade and commerce, protection of the character of life inside the city, and, as necessary, to carry out the purposes of the government of the City of Laurel.
As of 2016, Mark Mace holds the seat of Mayor of Laurel.
The Laurel Police Department is a member of the Montana Law Enforcement Testing Consortium (MTLETC).
The Laurel Police Department occasionally accepts applications from individuals who would like to volunteer their time to serve and protect the community.
The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department has the chief purpose of providing firefighting and rescue emergency response for the improve of Laurel, the 110 square miles (280 km2) encircling Laurel and to all those who are traveling though and find themselves in need of assistance.
In addition, the LVFD provides mutual aid to Billings, Park City, and CHS Industrial Fire Departments; and assistance as needed to a several surrounding Fire Departments, including Lockwood, Red Lodge, Columbus, Molt and Joliet.
With the motto "Prevention through Education", the LVFD visits the kids of Laurel a several times a year, educating them on preventing fires and fire safety.
The Laurel Volunteer Ambulance Service was created on June 1st, 1976.
The service is responsible for covering 183 square miles, including the territory inside the town/city limits of Laurel.
Before the service was formed, ambulance services and prehospital emergency care was provided by a small-town physician who owned and maintained an ambulance.
As the needs of the people began to increase, and calls for service became more incessant, the City felt an agency ran by town/city government was better equipped to furnish for the citizens .
The service is licensed through the Montana Department of Public Health and Human services, and does require that each staff member maintain a license of at least the Emergency Medical Technician level.
The ambulance service is dispatched from the Laurel 9-1-1 Center and responds to medical emergency calls inside the service area.
While the service is able to furnish some advanced therapies, such as intravenous access and 12-lead ECG monitoring, advanced life support services are provided mainly by American Medical Response-Billings, St.
Neighboring agencies are often called to assist the service in meeting the needs of people, and Laurel Ambulance Service also provides mutual aid support to the neighboring agencies as well.
As of 2016, there are 22 active Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics providing ambulance services to the people of Laurel.
Cenex Harvest States petroleum refinery, Montana Rail Link, Laurel School District 7-70, and Wood's Power Grip comprise the primary employers in Laurel.
The Billings Canal, used for irrigation, starts in Laurel.
The City of Laurel now has two types of enhance transit available to City residents: a Demand-Response Service and a Van Pool to Billings.
You may make your reservation by calling the City of Laurel Public Works Department at 628-4796.
On these days the door-to-door service will be unavailable inside the City of Laurel.
The City of Laurel Van Pool Service will be available to the Billings Downtown Area from Laurel for those that would like to consider carpooling to work amid the week.
The Laurel Public School District operates three elementary education schools (South, West, and Graff), one middle school, and one high school.
Laurel Middle School 725 Washington Avenue Laurel High School 203 East Eighth Street Laurel Medical Center: 1035 1st Avenue Laurel, MT 59044 Phone: 406-628-6311 Laurel is home to one of the biggest 4 July parade and fireworks.
Laurel Aviation and Technology Week began in 1991.
The Laurel Outlook is Laurel's newspaper, serving the Laurel and the encircling areas, with a weekly publication.
Laurel is home to the Yellowstone National Cemetery, a United States nationwide cemetery positioned 1 mile north of Laurel on state highway 532 / Buffalo Trail Road.
Other attractions positioned near the Laurel region include Yellowstone National Park, the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, and Pompey's Pillar National Monument (where in 1806, William Clark carved his name).
Laurel is also home to the Laurel Golf Club, an 18-hole championship golf course.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,718 citizens , 2,790 homeholds, and 1,765 families residing in the city.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,255 citizens , 2,529 homeholds, and 1,739 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
Climate data for Laurel, Montana Laurel's Story, A Montana Heritage, Elsie Johnston, writer and coordinator, 1979.
City Of Laurel Website "Average Weather for Laurel, MT - Temperature and Precipitation".
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