Simms is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
(CDP) in
Cascade County,
Montana
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, United States. The population was 354 at the
2010 census.
It is part of the
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Cascade County. The population was 60,442 according to the 2020 census. The city covers an area of and is the principal city of the Great Falls, M ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Geography
Simms is located at (47.489984, -111.932102),
in the
Sun River
The Sun River (also called the Medicine River) is a tributary of the Missouri River in the Great Plains, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in Montana in the United States.
It rises in the Rocky Mountains in two forks, the North For ...
valley, west of
Great Falls, south of
Choteau, north of
Cascade
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and east of
Augusta.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which 0.13% is water.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Simms has a
semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
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History
The town of Simms, surrounded by butte
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s and benches, was built on a low spot in the Sun River
The Sun River (also called the Medicine River) is a tributary of the Missouri River in the Great Plains, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in Montana in the United States.
It rises in the Rocky Mountains in two forks, the North For ...
valley. This made a perfect place to build an irrigation
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system. In 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt
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signed the Reclamation Act, and in 1906 the Sun River Irrigation Project was begun. The townsite of Simms consists of . The town was named after Simms Creek, which flows into the Sun River, approximately west of the town. The creek was named after a pair of brothers who were woodcutters along the Sun River in earlier days. After the irrigation project was started, Simms became a grain and hay growing area. Simms is an unincorporated municipality of Cascade County.
Demographics
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 373 people, 148 households, and 103 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 160 housing units at an average density of 20.8 per square mile (8.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.96% White
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, 4.83% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 148 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples
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living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,714 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $11,758. About 15.9% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 40.6% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Primary and Secondary Schools
* Sun River Middle/ Simms High School
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...
system, Simms has a semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
References
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Census-designated places in Cascade County, Montana
Census-designated places in Montana