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Turah, Montana

Coordinates: 46°50′09″N 113°49′46″W / 46.83583°N 113.82944°W / 46.83583; -113.82944
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Turah, Montana
Turah is located in Montana
Turah
Turah
Turah is located in the United States
Turah
Turah
Coordinates: 46°50′09″N 113°49′46″W / 46.83583°N 113.82944°W / 46.83583; -113.82944
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyMissoula
Area
 • Total1.33 sq mi (3.45 km2)
 • Land1.33 sq mi (3.45 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,329 ft (928 m)
Population
 • Total364
 • Density272.86/sq mi (105.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
59802 (Missoula)
59825 (Clinton)
Area code406
FIPS code30-75175

Turah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States, along Interstate 90. It had a population of 364 as of the 2020 census,[2] up from 306 in 2010.[3]

Geography

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Turah is in eastern Missoula County, in the valley of the Clark Fork River. Interstate 90 passes through the community, with access from Exit 113. I-90 leads northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Missoula and southeast 39 miles (63 km) to Drummond.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Turah CDP has an area of 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.[1] Turah Creek, a tributary of the Clark Fork, forms the southeast border of the community.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010306
202036419.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Education

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Most of it is in the Clinton Elementary School District while a northern portion is in the Bonner Elementary School District. All of it is in the Missoula High School District.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Turah CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Turah - Local Information, Resources & Photos". Montana Hometownlocator. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Missoula County, MT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.