Dell, Montana
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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Montana, United States}}
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| settlement_type = Census-designated place
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| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Beaverhead
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| area_total_km2 = 1.16
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.45
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| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 17
| population_density_km2 = 14.69
| population_density_sq_mi = 38.03
| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = -7
| elevation_ft = 6004
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Dell is a census-designated place in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. The settlement is located in a valley beside the Red Rock River.
History
Dell was founded as a station stop on the newly completed Utah and Northern Railway, which reached Butte in 1881.{{cite web |title=Dell |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=2 April 2021}} It became a trading center for ranchers.{{cite magazine | year = 2013 | title = Towns of Southern Beaverhead County | url = https://docshare.tips/discover-dillon-amp-southwestern-montana-2013_58b78911b6d87f4d1e8b5f9b.html | magazine = Discover Dillon and Southwestern Montana 2013| page =10 |access-date = }}
Dell School opened in 1903, and was later converted to a restaurant.{{cite web | title = 1903 Dell School House Portal in Dell Montana United States | publisher = Ingress-Intel.com | url = https://ingress-intel.com/portal/1903-dell-school-house/ | accessdate = August 2, 2022}}{{cite magazine | last = Carroll | first = Van West | year = 2018 | title = Rural Schoolhouses in Montana - Revisited | url = https://en.calameo.com/read/004369938136dc36aec91 | magazine = Ghost Towns of Montana and Beyond |access-date = }} In 1907, the Dell Telephone Company was founded to construct and maintain a telephone system to Sheep Creek Basin.{{cite journal | date = March 16, 1907 | title = Current Electrical News | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AUM_AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Dell%22%22Beaverhead%20County%22&pg=PA472 | journal = Electrical Review | volume = 50 | issue = 11 | page = 472}}
Geography
Dell is noted for having the lightest precipitation in Montana.{{cite book | title = Montana, A State Guide Book | publisher = Federal Writers' Project | year = 1949 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=l-nwwJ-ZcZAC | page = 11| isbn = 9781623760250 }}
=Climate=
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dell has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=904242&cityname=Dell%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Dell, Montana]
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 17
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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The population was 17 at the 2020 United States census.{{cite web | title = Dell CDP, Montana | publisher = United States Census Bureau | url = https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3020050 | accessdate = July 2, 2022}}{{clear left}}
Infrastructure
Dell Flight Strip is located northwest of Dell. Dell has a post office.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?zip=dell+montana&Go=Go Zip Code Lookup]
See also
{{portal|Montana}}
References
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{{Beaverhead County, Montana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Beaverhead County, Montana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Montana
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