Bynum, Montana
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| Coordinates: 47°58′45″N 112°18′42″W / 47.97917°N 112.31167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Teton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.628 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.628 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,976 ft (1,212 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 31 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 769461[3] |
Bynum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Teton County, Montana, United States, about 13 miles north of Choteau.[3] Its population was 31 as of the 2010 census.[2]
Bynum is the site of a one-room country school, a general store, post office, an agate shop, and Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, which provides displays and educational programs about dinosaurs.
The town's name is derived from name of a family of early settlers in the area.[4] The post office was established in 1885.[5] In 1908 work on the Bynum Reservoir began.[4]
In 2017, the NBC Today Show produced a segment highlighting Bynum's school and its tradition of starting each school day with a song and a dance.[6]
Notes
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b "Bynum, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.
- ^ "These small-town students sing and dance every morning to learn how to get along". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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