Stevensville, Montana
Stevensville, Montana | |
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Stevensville and the Bitterroot River seen from Saint Mary's Peak (2005) | |
Location of Stevensville, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′17″N 114°05′06″W / 46.50472°N 114.08500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Ravalli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Steve Gibson |
| • Body | Stevensville Town Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.31 sq mi (3.40 km2) |
| • Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,320 ft (1,010 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,002 |
| • Density | 1,546/sq mi (596.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59870 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-71200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413335 |
| Website | www |
Stevensville (Salish: ɫq̓éɫmlš) is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,002 at the 2020 census.
Stevensville is officially recognized as the first permanent settlement of non-indigenous peoples in the state of Montana. Forty-eight years before Montana became the nation's 41st state, Stevensville was settled by Jesuit Missionaries at the request of the Bitterroot Salish tribe.