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Belgrade, Montana

Belgrade, Montana
City
Belgrade as seen from I-90
Belgrade as seen from I-90
Official seal of Belgrade, Montana
Seal
Location of Belgrade, Montana
Location of Belgrade, Montana
Coordinates: 45°47′N 111°11′W / 45.783°N 111.183°W / 45.783; -111.183Coordinates: 45°47′N 111°11′W / 45.783°N 111.183°W / 45.783; -111.183
Country United States
State Montana
County Gallatin
Area
 • Total 3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2)
 • Land 3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 4,459 ft (1,359 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 7,389
 • Estimate (2015) 8,029
 • Density 2,273.5/sq mi (877.8/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 59714
Area code(s) 406
FIPS code 30-04975
GNIS feature ID 0768673
Website www.ci.belgrade.mt.us

Belgrade is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 7,389 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Montana that is not a county seat.

The original townsite of Belgrade was established and filed in the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office by Thomas B. Quaw, a businessman from the midwest, in July 1881. According to Quaw, the townsite was a blind railroad siding nine and seven tenths miles west of Bozeman, and was named Belgrade after the capital of Serbia as an expression of appreciation to the Serbian investors who helped finance a portion of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Belgrade is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Belgrade was incorporated in 1906.

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is located adjacent to the city boundaries.

Belgrade is located at 45°47′N 111°11′W / 45.783°N 111.183°W / 45.783; -111.183 (45.7785, -111.1790).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.25 square miles (8.42 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,389 people, 2,965 households, and 1,877 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,273.5 inhabitants per square mile (877.8/km2). There were 3,174 housing units at an average density of 976.6 per square mile (377.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% White, 0.4% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.


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