Bynum, Montana

Bynum, Montana
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
Bynum, Montana
Bynum, Montana
Coordinates: 47°58′45″N 112°18′42″W / 47.97917°N 112.31167°W / 47.97917; -112.31167Coordinates: 47°58′45″N 112°18′42″W / 47.97917°N 112.31167°W / 47.97917; -112.31167
Country United States
State Montana
County Teton
Area[1]
 • 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 (2010)[2]
 • Total 31
 • Density 19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s) 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. 1 2 "Bynum, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. 1 2 "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.


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