Town in Montana, United States
Philipsburg
is a town in and the
county seat
of
Granite County
,
Montana
, United States.
[3]
The population was 841 at the
2020 census
.
[4]
The town was named after the famous mining engineer
Philip Deidesheimer
, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed.
[5]
He platted the townsite in 1867.
[6]
Geography
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Montana Highway 1
passes through town.
Granite Ghost Town State Park
is nearby.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.07 km
2
), all land.
[7]
Demographics
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2010 census
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As of the
census
[9]
of 2010, there were 820 people, 413 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The
population density
was 1,025.0 inhabitants per square mile (395.8/km
2
). There were 547 housing units at an average density of 683.8 per square mile (264.0/km
2
). The racial makeup of the town was 96.8%
White
, 0.1%
African American
, 0.9%
Native American
, 0.2%
Asian
, 0.4% from
other races
, and 1.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 413 households, of which 16.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were
married couples
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.53.
The median age in the town was 54.4 years. 14.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.2% were from 45 to 64; and 29.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
Economy
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Since the closure of local mines and sawmills in the 1980s the town's future was uncertain. The surrounding county is home to more than 24 ghost towns of former mining and timber towns. However the 1990s saw a wave of newcomers purchasing and restoring the numerous buildings in the town's historic district with the addition of sapphire hunting companies, art galleries, candy and jewelry stores.
In 2003 the historic Broadway Hotel was reopened by filmmaker Jim Jenner and numerous other lodging operations followed. Jenner's award-winning 2017 film, "Saving the Burg" captured the story of the town's rebirth and aired on PBS.
Major industries in Philipsburg are Accommodation and Food Service, Educational Services, Healthcare and Social Assistance.
[10]
The main job fields are Service, Management, Business, Science and Arts, Sales and Office.
[11]
The Ranch at Rock Creek is Granite County's largest private employer.
[12]
It is a luxury ranch, opened in 2007 and located 15 minutes from town, for celebrities and the well-to-do.
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Other major employers are Discovery Basin Ski Area, Granite County Medical Center and Rest Home and the Philipsburg School District.
Philipsburg Brewing Company opened 2012 in the historical Sayrs Building,
[14]
and expanded in 2015 to the historic Silver Springs Brewery on the eastern edge of town. The brewery sells bottled and keg beer throughout Montana and recently expanded to sell drinking water in recyclable aluminum bottles. The environmentally friendly packaging has led to contracts to provide bottled water to both Yellowstone and Glacier National Park concessionaires.
Project Vote Smart
was located approximately 25 miles from Philipsburg for 16 years. It annually attracted interns to work on its
elected official
database and many of the organization's employees lived in Philipsburg. After the 2016 presidential election, Vote Smart relocated to
Des Moines, Iowa
.
[15]
Climate
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Philipsburg's climate transitions between
semi-arid
(
Koppen
BSk
) and
humid continental
(Koppen
Dfb
). Winters are long and dry, but relatively mild, while summers are warm and distinctly wetter.
Climate data for Philipsburg, Montana (Philipsburg Ranger Station) (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1955?present)
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Month
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Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °F (°C)
|
64
(18)
|
64
(18)
|
72
(22)
|
80
(27)
|
90
(32)
|
96
(36)
|
98
(37)
|
98
(37)
|
95
(35)
|
86
(30)
|
73
(23)
|
63
(17)
|
98
(37)
|
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
35.7
(2.1)
|
37.5
(3.1)
|
46.6
(8.1)
|
53.8
(12.1)
|
63.3
(17.4)
|
70.9
(21.6)
|
80.8
(27.1)
|
80.8
(27.1)
|
71.2
(21.8)
|
57.1
(13.9)
|
43.1
(6.2)
|
34.3
(1.3)
|
56.3
(13.5)
|
Daily mean °F (°C)
|
25.4
(?3.7)
|
26.2
(?3.2)
|
33.8
(1.0)
|
39.9
(4.4)
|
48.1
(8.9)
|
55.2
(12.9)
|
62.1
(16.7)
|
61.2
(16.2)
|
53.4
(11.9)
|
42.6
(5.9)
|
31.8
(?0.1)
|
24.3
(?4.3)
|
42.0
(5.6)
|
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
15.2
(?9.3)
|
14.8
(?9.6)
|
21.1
(?6.1)
|
26.0
(?3.3)
|
32.9
(0.5)
|
39.5
(4.2)
|
43.4
(6.3)
|
41.6
(5.3)
|
35.5
(1.9)
|
28.0
(?2.2)
|
20.5
(?6.4)
|
14.3
(?9.8)
|
27.7
(?2.4)
|
Record low °F (°C)
|
?37
(?38)
|
?38
(?39)
|
?25
(?32)
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?1
(?18)
|
8
(?13)
|
21
(?6)
|
25
(?4)
|
19
(?7)
|
5
(?15)
|
?9
(?23)
|
?31
(?35)
|
?38
(?39)
|
?38
(?39)
|
Average
precipitation
inches (mm)
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0.67
(17)
|
0.85
(22)
|
1.10
(28)
|
1.62
(41)
|
2.64
(67)
|
2.49
(63)
|
1.22
(31)
|
1.13
(29)
|
1.44
(37)
|
1.42
(36)
|
1.15
(29)
|
0.76
(19)
|
16.49
(419)
|
Source:
NOAA
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Infrastructure
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Riddick Field is a public use airport located 1 mile southeast of town.
Education
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Philipsburg Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
[17]
Granite High School
's team name is the Prospectors.
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Philipsburg Public Library serves the area.
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Media
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?
Philipsburg Mail
- weekly newspaper
Cultural references
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Philipsburg is notable for being the setting and subject of the poem "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" by celebrated Northwest poet
Richard Hugo
.
[
citation needed
]
Actress
Kate Bosworth
married American director
Michael Polish
in Philipsburg on August 31, 2013.
[20]
Actress
Scarlett Johansson
married boyfriend French journalist Romain Dauriac in Philipsburg on October 1, 2014.
Kate Bosworth
and
Scarlett Johansson
appeared together in the 1998 film
The Horse Whisperer
, much of which was shot in Montana.
[
citation needed
]
Philipsburg won the 2015 Sunset Magazine Award for "Best Municipal Makeover," beating out entrants that included
Reno, Nevada
and
Sacramento, California
.
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References
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- ^
"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
September 5,
2022
.
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a
b
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philipsburg, Montana
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"Find a County"
. National Association of Counties
. Retrieved
June 7,
2011
.
- ^
a
b
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
November 2,
2021
.
- ^
Don Spritzer (1999)
Roadside History of Montana
, Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press,
ISBN
0-87842-395-8
, p.220-222.
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"Philipsburg"
.
Montana Place Names Companion
. Montana Historical Society
. Retrieved
April 8,
2021
.
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"US Gazetteer files 2010"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Archived from
the original
on January 25, 2012
. Retrieved
December 18,
2012
.
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"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
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"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
December 18,
2012
.
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Data USA: Philipsburg, MT - Economy
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Data USA: Philipsburg, MT - Occupations
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Local Area Profiles
, Granite County: "2016 Top Private Employers"
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"Montana Ranch Resort - History - The Ranch at Rock Creek"
.
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"Philipsburg Brewing Company"
.
Philipsburg Brewing Company
.
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Gazette, ANNIE PENTILLA For The.
"Nonprofit election tracker Project Vote Smart to leave Philipsburg"
.
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"NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data"
. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
. Retrieved
December 13,
2023
.
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"Philipsburg Public Schools"
. Philipsburg Public Schools
. Retrieved
April 13,
2021
.
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"Member Schools"
. Montana High School Association
. Retrieved
April 19,
2021
.
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"Philipsburg Public Library"
. Philipsburg Public Library
. Retrieved
April 13,
2021
.
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Chi, Paul (August 31, 2013).
"Kate Bosworth Marries Michael Polish"
. People.com
. Retrieved
September 1,
2013
.
- ^
"Best Municipal Makeover/Reinvention - Sunset Magazine - Sunset Magazine"
.
www.sunset.com
.
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