Summary for De Smet

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Located in: Missoula County (see below)

Time Zone: De Smet lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: (406)

Elevation: 3,220 feet [981.46 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for De Smet:

Lat: 46.933300° (or 46°55'59" N)

Lon: -114.103200° (or -114°6'11" W)

USGS Topo Map: Northwest Missoula<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for De Smet

GNIS ID: 782132

FIPS State / Place Code: 30 / 20575

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About Missoula County

The community of Missoula is the County Seat for Missoula County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Missoula)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	120,066 (9.85% increase since 2010)
2010	109,299 (14.09% increase since 2000)
2000:	95,802

Total Area:<6> 2,618 sq. miles [6,781.4 km²] - of which 0.95% is water (24.9 sq. miles [64.5 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 50,106

Official Website: www.co.missoula.mt.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Missoula

GNIS ID: 1719596

FIPS State / County Code: 30 / 063

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About Montana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,070,123 (8.16% increase since 2010)
2010:	989,415 (9.67% increase since 2000)
2000:	902,195

Websites for State of Montana

Official Website: https://mt.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitmt.com/

Parks: stateparks.mt.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: fwp.mt.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Montana

GNIS ID: 767982

FIPS State: 30

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The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While De Smet is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Smet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of De Smet, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes De Smet.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of De Smet. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).