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Whitefish, Montana

Whitefish
Looking north from downtown Whitefish
Looking north from downtown Whitefish
Official seal of Whitefish
Motto: 
"Montana's outdoor recreation playground"[1]
Location of Whitefish, Montana
Location of Whitefish, Montana
Coordinates: 48°24′42″N 114°20′24″W / 48.41167°N 114.34000°W / 48.41167; -114.34000
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Government
 • MayorMatt Rock
Area
 • Total12.36 sq mi (32.00 km2)
 • Land6.99 sq mi (18.09 km2)
 • Water5.37 sq mi (13.91 km2)
Elevation3,028 ft (923 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,751
 • Density1,109.50/sq mi (428.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59937
Area code406
FIPS code30-79825
GNIS feature ID0793219[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
[4]

Whitefish (Salish: epɫx̣ʷy̓u, "has whitefish"[5]) is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, there were 7,751 people in the city.[6]

  1. ^ "Official Website of Whitefish Montana". Official Website of Whitefish Montana. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitefish, Montana
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ Tachini, Pete; Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote (1998). nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana: Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. p. 161.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

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