Sweetgrass, Montana
Census-Designated Place
Topographical map of the Sweet Grass area
Topographical map of the Sweet Grass area
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyToole
Area
[1]
 • Total0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
 • Land0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total65
 • Density134.58/sq mi (51.94/km2)
FIPS code30-73075
GNIS feature ID777367[2]

Sweet Grass (also Sweetgrass[3]) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States, on the Canada–US border. It is the northern terminus of Interstate 15, an important route connecting western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico. The population was 65 according to the 2020 census.[4]

In 2004, a joint border facility opened at the Sweetgrass port of entry and Coutts, Alberta, housing both Canadian and American federal authorities.[5]

Fire service is provided through the volunteer fire department in Coutts.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202065—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Climate

Sweet Grass has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) that closely borders a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb).

Climate data for Sweet Grass, Montana
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 64
(18) 		70
(21) 		72
(22) 		84
(29) 		91
(33) 		96
(36) 		105
(41) 		105
(41) 		95
(35) 		88
(31) 		74
(23) 		67
(19) 		105
(41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 31
(−1) 		35
(2) 		43
(6) 		54
(12) 		65
(18) 		73
(23) 		82
(28) 		81
(27) 		70
(21) 		57
(14) 		40
(4) 		31
(−1) 		55
(13)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 8
(−13) 		12
(−11) 		20
(−7) 		30
(−1) 		39
(4) 		47
(8) 		52
(11) 		50
(10) 		42
(6) 		31
(−1) 		19
(−7) 		10
(−12) 		30
(−1)
Record low °F (°C) −39
(−39) 		−35
(−37) 		−29
(−34) 		−7
(−22) 		16
(−9) 		30
(−1) 		35
(2) 		30
(−1) 		12
(−11) 		−12
(−24) 		−26
(−32) 		−44
(−42) 		−44
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.30
(7.6) 		0.23
(5.8) 		0.58
(15) 		1.00
(25) 		2.61
(66) 		3.13
(80) 		1.96
(50) 		1.94
(49) 		1.45
(37) 		0.62
(16) 		0.45
(11) 		0.30
(7.6) 		14.57
(370)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 9.5
(24) 		8.3
(21) 		8.9
(23) 		6.6
(17) 		2.3
(5.8) 		0.4
(1.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.1
(0.25) 		2.6
(6.6) 		4.2
(11) 		7.4
(19) 		9.1
(23) 		59.5
(151.9)
Source: [8]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Grass, Montana
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Grass, Montana
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2007.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Dryden, Joel (January 30, 2022). "Alberta premier says massive blockade preventing access to U.S. border 'must end'". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "Intellicast | Weather Underground".

External links

48°59′37″N 111°57′04″W / 48.99360°N 111.95118°W / 48.99360; -111.95118

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