Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Helena (listen ⓘ; / ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the seat of Lewis and Clark County. [4] Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. [5] Due to the gold rush, Helena became a wealthy city, with approximately 50 millionaires inhabiting
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]
The Montana State Capitol is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Montana that houses the Montana State Legislature which is located in the state capital of Helena at 1301 East Sixth Avenue. The building was constructed between 1896 and 1902 with wing-annexes added between 1909 and 1912.
Lewis and Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana.As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,973. [1] Its county seat is Helena, [2] the state capital. The numerical designation for Lewis and Clark County (used in the issuance of the state's license plates) is 5.
Montana has two consolidated city-counties—Anaconda with Deer Lodge County and Butte with Silver Bow County. The portion of Yellowstone National Park that lies within Montana was not part of any county until 1978, when part of it was nominally added to Gallatin County, and the rest of it to Park County.
Wilmot Collins (born October 15, 1963) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Helena, Montana. [2] He defeated four-term incumbent mayor James E. Smith in the 2017 mayoral election on November 7, 2017, with 51% of the vote.
Montana City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,715 at the 2010 census , [ 3 ] up from 2,094 in 2000. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Montana State Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and to grant pardons and reprieves.