Belgrade, Montana | ||
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Belgrade as seen from I-90
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Location of Belgrade, Montana |
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Coordinates: 45°47′N 111°11′W / 45.783°N 111.183°WCoordinates: 45°47′N 111°11′W / 45.783°N 111.183°W | ||
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 (45.7785, -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.