Lindsay, Montana
Unincorporated community
Lindsay is located in Montana
Lindsay
Lindsay
Lindsay is located in the United States
Lindsay
Lindsay
Coordinates: 47°13′08″N 105°09′14″W / 47.21889°N 105.15389°W / 47.21889; -105.15389
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyDawson
Area
[1]
 • Total0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Land0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,680 ft (820 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12
 • Density18.52/sq mi (7.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59339
Area code406
GNIS feature ID773370[2]

Lindsay is an unincorporated hamlet in Dawson County, Montana, United States, located on Montana Highway 200S and the Upper Sevenmile Creek, 22.3 miles (35.9 km) west-northwest of Glendive. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59339,[3][4] a public school, and a cooperative.

The town is named for Willam Lindsay, an Ohio-born businessman and the first rancher and freighter in the region.[5] In the 1920s, the town moved from its original site when the Northern Pacific Railway built its branch line to Circle.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202012—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Climate

Terry 21 NNW is a weather station nearby, southeast of Lindsay.[7]

Climate data for Terry 21 NNW, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1962-2020 extremes: 3142ft (958m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 65
(18) 		67
(19) 		78
(26) 		87
(31) 		96
(36) 		103
(39) 		104
(40) 		102
(39) 		99
(37) 		89
(32) 		75
(24) 		66
(19) 		104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 49.5
(9.7) 		52.8
(11.6) 		65.0
(18.3) 		76.3
(24.6) 		84.1
(28.9) 		91.2
(32.9) 		96.7
(35.9) 		95.3
(35.2) 		90.1
(32.3) 		78.5
(25.8) 		63.4
(17.4) 		49.6
(9.8) 		98.2
(36.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 27.8
(−2.3) 		30.5
(−0.8) 		42.5
(5.8) 		54.3
(12.4) 		65.2
(18.4) 		74.3
(23.5) 		83.2
(28.4) 		82.2
(27.9) 		71.4
(21.9) 		54.9
(12.7) 		41.1
(5.1) 		29.9
(−1.2) 		54.8
(12.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 17.2
(−8.2) 		19.6
(−6.9) 		30.6
(−0.8) 		41.1
(5.1) 		51.4
(10.8) 		60.9
(16.1) 		68.1
(20.1) 		67.1
(19.5) 		56.8
(13.8) 		42.0
(5.6) 		29.4
(−1.4) 		19.2
(−7.1) 		41.9
(5.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 6.5
(−14.2) 		8.7
(−12.9) 		18.7
(−7.4) 		27.8
(−2.3) 		37.6
(3.1) 		47.4
(8.6) 		53.0
(11.7) 		52.0
(11.1) 		42.1
(5.6) 		29.2
(−1.6) 		17.8
(−7.9) 		8.5
(−13.1) 		29.1
(−1.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −19.1
(−28.4) 		−15.1
(−26.2) 		−3.5
(−19.7) 		11.7
(−11.3) 		23.1
(−4.9) 		34.6
(1.4) 		42.0
(5.6) 		38.6
(3.7) 		24.9
(−3.9) 		10.3
(−12.1) 		−5.5
(−20.8) 		−19.4
(−28.6) 		−27.9
(−33.3)
Record low °F (°C) −36
(−38) 		−33
(−36) 		−34
(−37) 		−8
(−22) 		11
(−12) 		24
(−4) 		34
(1) 		28
(−2) 		14
(−10) 		−14
(−26) 		−26
(−32) 		−37
(−38) 		−37
(−38)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.44
(11) 		0.32
(8.1) 		0.47
(12) 		1.39
(35) 		2.62
(67) 		2.59
(66) 		2.08
(53) 		1.06
(27) 		1.33
(34) 		1.09
(28) 		0.43
(11) 		0.44
(11) 		14.26
(363.1)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.80
(12.2) 		4.70
(11.9) 		3.50
(8.9) 		2.40
(6.1) 		0.30
(0.76) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.80
(2.0) 		3.00
(7.6) 		4.20
(10.7) 		23.7
(60.16)
Source 1: NOAA (Lindsay snowfall)[8][9]
Source 2: XMACIS (temp records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins)[10]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lindsay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "Lindsay". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Terry 21 Nnw, Montana". geographic.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Terry 21 NNW, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Lindsay, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 29, 2023.


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