Turah is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States, along

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. It had a population of 364 as of the 2020 census, up from 306 in

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Geography

Turah is in eastern Missoula County, in the valley of the

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. Interstate 90 passes through the community, with access from Exit 113. I-90 leads northwest to

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and southeast to Drummond. According to the

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, the Turah CDP has an area of , all land. Turah Creek, a tributary of the Clark Fork, forms the southeast border of the community.

Demographics

Education

Most of it is in the Clinton Elementary School District while a northern portion is in the Bonner Elementary School District. All of it is in the Missoula High School District.

References

Census-designated places in Missoula County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana Unincorporated communities in Missoula County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana {{MissoulaCountyMT-geo-stub