Missoula metropolitan area

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Location of the Missoula Metropolitan Statistical Area in Montana

The Missoula metropolitan statistical area is located in the west-central portion of the state, the 2018 United States Census Bureau put its population at 118,791, making it the 2nd largest metropolitan statistical area in Montana.[1] As of July 1, 2011 Census estimates put the Missoula Metropolitan Area population at 110,138[2] making it the second Metropolitan area in Montana to surpass 100,000 people, behind Billings and ahead of Bozeman.

It is the largest metropolitan area between Boise, Idaho, and Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and between Coeur d'Alene, Idaho,[3] and Billings, Montana.

Counties[]

Communities[]

Places with more than 70,000 inhabitants[]

  • Missoula (principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants[]

  • Bonner-West Riverside (Census-designated place)
  • East Missoula (Census-designated place)
  • Lolo (Census-designated places)
  • Orchard Homes (Census-designated places)
  • Seeley Lake (Census-designated place)

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants[]

  • Clinton (Census-designated place)
  • Frenchtown (Census-designated place)
  • Wye (Census-designated place)

Unincorporated places[]

Ghost towns[]

Demographics[]

As of the census of 2000[citation needed], there were 95,802 people, 38,439 households, and 23,140 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 41,319 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was:

Historical populations[]

Census Pop. %±
1870 2,554 -
1880 2,537 -0.7%
1890 14,427 468.7%
1900 13,964 −3.2%
1910 23,596 69.0%
1920 24,041 1.9%
1930 21,782 −9.4%
1940 29,038 33.3%
1950 35,493 22.2%
1960 44,663 25.8%
1970 58,263 30.5%
1980 76,016 30.5%
1990 78,687 3.5%
2000 95,802 21.8%
2010 109,299 14.1%

See also[]

  • Montana census statistical areas

References[]

  1. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20100615175258/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv. Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-03-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help).
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120410023459/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/index.html. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2021-09-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160112084604/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16055.html. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2011-07-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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