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This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time.
The name Montana comes from the Spanish word montaña, which in turn comes from the Latin word montanea, meaning "mountain" or more broadly "mountainous country". [11] [12] Montaña del Norte ('Northern Mountain') was the name given by early Spanish explorers to the entire mountainous region of the west. [12]
Map of the United States with Montana highlighted. Montana is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Montana is the 8th least populous state with 1,084,225 inhabitants but the 4th largest by land area spanning 145,545.80 square miles (376,961.9 km 2) of land. [1]
It is the principal city of the Bozeman, Montana, Micropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of all of Gallatin County, with a population of 118,960. [6] It was the fastest-growing micropolitan statistical area in the U.S. in 2018, 2019 and 2020, [ 8 ] [ disputed – discuss ] and is the second-largest of Montana's statistical areas.
On November 26th, 2024, the United States Board on Geographic Names accepted a resolution by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to rename the town Sčilíp. [8] As part of the resolution, the tribes noted the negative effects of the Flathead Allotment Act and a belief that "a tribal community within the Reservation should not be named after an individual whose actions resulted in ...
The city changed its name to "Eastpointe" after a vote in 1992; the name change had been proposed to reduce its association with the adjacent city of Detroit (a move that offended many Detroit residents), and the "-pointe" is intended to associate the city with the exclusive communities of the Grosse Pointes.
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Black River was renamed Draanjik River after its original Gwich'in name in 2014. [4] Chandalar River was renamed Ch'iidrinjik River and Teedrinjik River as replacements for the North and Middle forks of the river in 2015. [4] Sheldon Point was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999, after its original Yup'ik name.