unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
Montana
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. The population was 313 at the time of the 2020 census.
Pierre-Jean De Smet
Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ ( ; 30 January 1801 – 23 May 1873), also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19t ...
travelled extensively in this area of Montana. He named the river, after which the town takes its name, after a fellow Jesuit priest. The post office opened in 1896.
The
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was an important American transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the Western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest between 1864 and 1970. It was approved and chartered b ...
built a railroad through the town in the early 1900's, boosting the economy.
Geography
St. Regis is at the confluence of the
St. Regis River
The St. Regis River (or rivière Saint-Régis in Quebec) is an river in northern New York (state), New York in the United States. It flows into the Saint Lawrence River at the hamlet of Saint Regis, New York, Saint Regis in the St. Regis Moha ...
and the Clark Fork. It is about from Idaho. It is in the
Lolo National Forest
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Lolo National Forest is a national forest located in western Montana, United States with the western boundary being the state of Idaho. The forest spans 2 million acres (8,000 km2) and includes four wilderness areas; the Scapegoat ...
and the
Bitterroot Mountains
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the St. Regis CDP has a total area of , of which , or 2.65%, are water.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, St. Regis has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 319 people, 135 households, and 73 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 161 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.87%
White
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.
There were 135 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $27,750. Males had a median income of $29,250 versus $14,844 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $14,137. About 18.2% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
St. Regis School District educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The district includes 3 schools. For the 2021-2022, a total of 195 students were enrolled.
Saint Regis High School's team name is the Tigers.
A branch of the Mineral County Public Library is in St. Regis.
Media
The ''Mineral Independent'' is the newspaper serving Mineral County. It is printed weekly and also has an e-edition.
Television stations in St. Regis are:
* K29ID-D, Channel 29, licensed from Weeksville
* K34PQ-D, Channel 34, licensed from Plains
Some of the strongest AM radio stations in St. Regis include:
*
KERR
Kerr may refer to:
People
*Kerr (surname)
*Kerr (given name) Places
;United States
*Kerr Township, Champaign County, Illinois
*Kerr, Montana, A US census-designated place
*Kerr, Ohio, an unincorporated community
*Kerr County, Texas
Kerr Co ...
, 750 AM, licensed from Polson
* KJJR, 880 AM, licensed from Whitefish
Some of the strongest FM radio stations in St. Regis include:
* 87.7 FM/channel 6,
ION
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(KSRM-LD), licensed to St. Regis
* KPLG, 91.5 FM, licensed from
Plains
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* KSRM-LP, 99.1, licensed to St. Regis (only local radio station)
* KENR-FM, 107.5, licensed from
Superior
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*Superior (hierarchy), something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind
Places
* Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state
*Lak ...
* KTGC-LP is licensed in St. Regis and run by the public school district
Infrastructure
Interstate 90
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runs along the southern edge of the community, with access from Exit 33. I-90 leads southeast to
Missoula
Missoula ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot River, Bitterroot and Blackfoot River (Montana), ...
and west to
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Coeur d'Alene ( ; ) is a city and the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the most populous city in North Idaho and the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 54,628 at th ...
.
It is on Montana Highway 135, a shortcut to Glacier National Park for travelers coming from the east.
The nearest commercial airport is in Missoula, southeast.