Savage, Montana
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
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Savage is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, Montana, United States. Savage is located on the Yellowstone River and Montana Highway 16, 20 miles (32 km) south-southwest of Sidney. As of the 2020 census, Savage had a population of 303.[3]
Savage, Montana | |
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  Savage, Montana Location within Montana  Savage, Montana Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′13″N 104°20′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Richland |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| • Land | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,982 ft (604 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 303 |
| • Density | 422.6/sq mi (163.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59262 |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408495[2] |
Savage was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2010 census.[4] In previous censuses, the area was counted within the former Knife River CDP.
History
Recreation
Basic services are available in the community and boating access to the Yellowstone River is nearby.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Savage has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[7]
| Climate data for Savage, Montana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–2022) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
70 (21) |
87 (31) |
95 (35) |
104 (40) |
109 (43) |
111 (44) |
110 (43) |
104 (40) |
93 (34) |
78 (26) |
73 (23) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.8 (9.9) |
53.5 (11.9) |
70.0 (21.1) |
80.7 (27.1) |
88.0 (31.1) |
94.7 (34.8) |
98.8 (37.1) |
99.1 (37.3) |
94.9 (34.9) |
82.2 (27.9) |
64.6 (18.1) |
51.0 (10.6) |
101.2 (38.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.9 (−1.7) |
34.1 (1.2) |
47.4 (8.6) |
60.9 (16.1) |
71.5 (21.9) |
80.2 (26.8) |
88.2 (31.2) |
87.6 (30.9) |
77.2 (25.1) |
60.4 (15.8) |
43.5 (6.4) |
32.0 (0.0) |
59.3 (15.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.8 (−7.9) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
34.2 (1.2) |
46.4 (8.0) |
57.0 (13.9) |
66.2 (19.0) |
72.8 (22.7) |
71.3 (21.8) |
61.3 (16.3) |
47.0 (8.3) |
32.2 (0.1) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
45.8 (7.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.8 (−14.0) |
10.5 (−11.9) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
42.5 (5.8) |
52.1 (11.2) |
57.4 (14.1) |
55.1 (12.8) |
45.4 (7.4) |
33.5 (0.8) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
32.3 (0.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −21.9 (−29.9) |
−14.7 (−25.9) |
−4.5 (−20.3) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
40.6 (4.8) |
46.7 (8.2) |
42.4 (5.8) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
−0.9 (−18.3) |
−15.9 (−26.6) |
−28.3 (−33.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) |
−53 (−47) |
−31 (−35) |
−11 (−24) |
13 (−11) |
29 (−2) |
37 (3) |
32 (0) |
15 (−9) |
−14 (−26) |
−24 (−31) |
−42 (−41) |
−53 (−47) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.38 (9.7) |
0.32 (8.1) |
0.55 (14) |
1.27 (32) |
2.59 (66) |
2.79 (71) |
2.28 (58) |
1.46 (37) |
1.46 (37) |
1.17 (30) |
0.58 (15) |
0.42 (11) |
15.27 (388) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.8 (15) |
5.3 (13) |
4.3 (11) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (4.3) |
3.6 (9.1) |
6.2 (16) |
29.6 (75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 71.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 22.1 |
| Source: NOAA[8][9] | |||||||||||||