Named by Mountain Sports and Living magazine as the Best Mountain Town in America, Kalispell is located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 93.
Kalispell is the county seat of Flathead County and the trade center for Northwest Montana.
Population 2000(est.)
Kalispell: 16,624
Greater Kalispell: 32,572
Flathead County: 73,484
Montana: 898,824
Land Area
City- 4 square miles
Greater Kalispell- 16 square miles
Flathead County- 5,140 square miles
Elevation: 2,959 feet Conrad Mansion
Medical Corridor
Hospitals 2 facilities; 194 beds
Number of Medical Doctors: 162
Doctors per 100,000: 197 911
Service: Yes
Emergency Helicopter: Yes
Nursing Homes: 7 facilities; 700 beds
Veterans Administration Home: Yes
Free Medical Transportation: Yes
Hospice: Yes
Home Care Services: 2 agencies
Regional Airlines & Transportation
Glacier International Airport--Delta, Northwest, Horizon & Big Sky
General Aviation Airport--Kalispell Municipal Airport Rail Service
Commercial Train--Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Rail Service
Passenger Train--Amtrak Bus Service--Yes Taxi--Yes
Interstate Highway--No
Education # Enrolled In School (2000):
Public Elementary: 28,8911
Private Elementary: 8,836
Home School: 449
Public High School: 4,4369
Private High School: 3,178
Total K-12 Enrollment: 14,991
Post-Secondary Education
Flathead County Community College (Fall 2000) Full Time Students in Credit Courses: 721
Part Time Students in Credit Courses: 1,101 Continuing Education Students: 1,867
Climate & Environmental Conditions
January, April, July, October
Min (average) 11, 30, 48, 30
Max (average) 27, 54, 82, 55
Average Annual Rainfall: 16.51 inches
Average Annual Snowfall: 55.2 inches
Average Growing Season: 108-115 days
Air Quality: Excellent
Water Quality: Excellent
Sunny Days: 71
Cloudy Days: 213
Partly Cloudy Days: 82
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