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Census-Designated Place in Montana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zurich is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Montana, United States, located at 48°35′4″N 109°1′50″W.[3] Located along the Hi-Line of Montana, between Harlem and Chinook,[4] along U.S. Route 2. It has a post office with the ZIP code of 59547,[5] and a public school serving grades PK through 8. There is also a bar; the store and bank are closed and abandoned, as are two grain elevators and other business buildings. Various online sources give the population as 22-23 residents.
The Milk River flows south of town.
Sometime around 1887, Great Northern Railway officials named one of their main line sidings Zurich, for the city in Switzerland.[7] A post office was established in 1907. In 1913 the townsite was platted. In 1923, a population increase was occasioned by the arrival of Volga Germans seeking employment in sugar beet farming.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Zurich has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[8]
Climate data for Zurich, Montana | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−3 (27) |
4 (39) |
14 (57) |
19 (67) |
23 (74) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
5 (41) |
−1 (31) |
13 (55) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16 (3) |
−14 (6) |
−8 (17) |
0 (32) |
6 (42) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
12 (53) |
6 (43) |
1 (33) |
−7 (20) |
−12 (11) |
−1 (31) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
10 (0.4) |
15 (0.6) |
25 (1) |
46 (1.8) |
71 (2.8) |
38 (1.5) |
28 (1.1) |
30 (1.2) |
18 (0.7) |
15 (0.6) |
13 (0.5) |
320 (12.7) |
Source: Weatherbase [9] |
Zurich educates students from kindergarten through 8th grade.[10]
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Havre, 31 miles (50 km) to the west.
Zurich is the birthplace of Mike Tilleman.[11]
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