Sweet Grass, Montana
Census-designated place in Montana, United States, along the Canadian border
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Sweet Grass is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States, on the Canada–United States 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.[3]
Sweetgrass, Montana | |
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Topographical map of the Sweet Grass area | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′34″N 111°58′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Toole |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,547 ft (1,081 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 65 |
| • Density | 134.5/sq mi (51.94/km2) |
| FIPS code | 30-73075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583856[2] |
In 2004, a joint border facility opened at the Sweetgrass port of entry and Coutts, Alberta, housing both Canadian and American federal authorities.[4]
Fire service is provided through the volunteer fire department in Coutts.[5]
It is 34 miles (55 km) to Shelby, 108 miles (174 km) to Havre and 174 miles (280 km) to Missoula.
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: [6] | |||||||||||||
