Glendive, Montana

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Sir George Gore, a wealthy Irish sportsman, named the local tributary to the Yellowstone River in his favorite hunting area "Glendive" in 1855.[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM968P_THE_Glendive_MT_Historical_Marker "The Glendive, MT Historical Marker"] Montana Historical Markers Waymarking.com The town later took its name from the stream of the same name.

Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway during the building of the railroad line.{{cite web |title=Glendive and the Northern Pacific Railway |url=https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/6207 |website=Montana Memory Project |publisher=Glendive Chamber of Commerce |date=December 20, 1922 |via=Montana State Library}}{{cite web |title=Glendive |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=April 3, 2021}} The settlement mainly consisted of tents and log cabins until a building boom ensued with the arrival of first load of lumber in 1881.{{r|NRHP}}

The Montana territorial legislature created Dawson County in 1869 but did not name a county seat, instead placing it administratively under Meagher County. In 1881, Glendive citizens petitioned to name it the county seat.

In January 2015, Glendive was the site of a major oil spill from a pipeline which also contaminated drinking water.

On October 24, 2023, a fire destroyed the Jordan Inn and the Rose Theater,{{cite web |last1=Anthony |first1=Michael |title=Cleanup, monitoring continues following old Glendive hotel fire |url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/10/31/cleanup-monitoring-continues-following-old-glendive-hotel-fire/ |publisher=KFYR TV |access-date=January 3, 2024 |date=October 31, 2023}} both located in the Merrill Avenue Historic District. The Inn was a complete loss.{{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Bradley |title=Massive fire breaks out in Glendive, Jordan Inn a total loss |url=https://www.kulr8.com/news/massive-fire-breaks-out-in-glendive-jordan-inn-a-total-loss/article_be5dbf74-7329-11ee-8708-7f76ab13c07c.html |publisher=KULR8 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |date=October 25, 2023}}

The elevation of the city is {{convert|2,064|ft|m}}.{{Cite GNIS|771800|Glendive}} Interstate 94 passes through town with access from exits 215, 224 and 231. Montana Highway 16 begins in West Glendive. The Yellowstone River cuts through town.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|3.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}

Glendive experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers. Together with Medicine Lake, the town holds the state's all-time-high record of {{convert|117|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, which was recorded on July 20, 1893, in Glendive and on July 5, 1937, in Medicine Lake. On June 29, 1961, an F4 tornado struck Glendive, causing between $500,000 and $5 million in damage.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610629.30.2 |title=Tornado History Project: 19610629.30.2 |access-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108171542/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610629.30.2 |url-status=usurped }}

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|Jan record high F = 64

|Feb record high F = 73

|Mar record high F = 85

|Apr record high F = 94

|May record high F = 104

|Jun record high F = 110

|Jul record high F = 117

|Aug record high F = 113

|Sep record high F = 106

|Oct record high F = 95

|Nov record high F = 80

|Dec record high F = 72

|Jan avg record high F = 50.3

|Feb avg record high F = 54.4

|Mar avg record high F = 69.8

|Apr avg record high F = 80.6

|May avg record high F = 87.6

|Jun avg record high F = 96.0

|Jul avg record high F = 101.0

|Aug avg record high F = 100.6

|Sep avg record high F = 95.7

|Oct avg record high F = 82.8

|Nov avg record high F = 65.0

|Dec avg record high F = 51.6

|year avg record high F = 103.0

|Jan high F = 29.0

|Feb high F = 33.8

|Mar high F = 46.2

|Apr high F = 58.9

|May high F = 69.1

|Jun high F = 78.5

|Jul high F = 87.7

|Aug high F = 87.2

|Sep high F = 76.3

|Oct high F = 59.5

|Nov high F = 43.5

|Dec high F = 32.0

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|Jan mean F = 19.1

|Feb mean F = 23.1

|Mar mean F = 34.6

|Apr mean F = 46.5

|May mean F = 56.9

|Jun mean F = 66.4

|Jul mean F = 74.0

|Aug mean F = 72.5

|Sep mean F = 62.1

|Oct mean F = 47.7

|Nov mean F = 33.6

|Dec mean F = 22.7

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|Jan low F = 9.2

|Feb low F = 12.5

|Mar low F = 23.0

|Apr low F = 34.2

|May low F = 44.7

|Jun low F = 54.3

|Jul low F = 60.3

|Aug low F = 57.8

|Sep low F = 47.9

|Oct low F = 35.9

|Nov low F = 23.7

|Dec low F = 13.3

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|Jan avg record low F = -20.2

|Feb avg record low F = -12.5

|Mar avg record low F = -2.1

|Apr avg record low F = 18.2

|May avg record low F = 30.1

|Jun avg record low F = 43.1

|Jul avg record low F = 50.1

|Aug avg record low F = 44.9

|Sep avg record low F = 33.3

|Oct avg record low F = 18.8

|Nov avg record low F = 1.7

|Dec avg record low F = -14.1

|year avg record low F = -26.4

|Jan record low F = -48

|Feb record low F = -50

|Mar record low F = -30

|Apr record low F = -6

|May record low F = 16

|Jun record low F = 29

|Jul record low F = 37

|Aug record low F = 32

|Sep record low F = 14

|Oct record low F = -13

|Nov record low F = -27

|Dec record low F = -42

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.42

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.36

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.52

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.50

|May precipitation inch = 2.57

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.40

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.20

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.53

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.43

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.09

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.46

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.41

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|Jan precipitation days = 6.1

|Feb precipitation days = 5.9

|Mar precipitation days = 6.0

|Apr precipitation days = 7.9

|May precipitation days = 11.4

|Jun precipitation days = 11.7

|Jul precipitation days = 9.2

|Aug precipitation days = 7.0

|Sep precipitation days = 6.7

|Oct precipitation days = 7.5

|Nov precipitation days = 5.1

|Dec precipitation days = 6.0

|Jan snow inch = 4.0

|Feb snow inch = 5.3

|Mar snow inch = 3.1

|Apr snow inch = 2.0

|May snow inch = 0.5

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 1.4

|Nov snow inch = 2.0

|Dec snow inch = 4.3

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|Jan snow days = 4.5

|Feb snow days = 4.0

|Mar snow days = 2.9

|Apr snow days = 0.9

|May snow days = 0.2

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.6

|Nov snow days = 2.2

|Dec snow days = 3.5

|source 1 = NOAA

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|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Glendive, MT

|access-date = April 11, 2023

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|source 2 = National Weather Service

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|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Glasgow

|access-date = April 11, 2023

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Glendive was briefly an oil boom town after the discovery of oil in the Williston Basin in the early 1950s. Moving the oil out of the area was difficult and expensive though; the boom ended by 1954 and only a small reserve existed locally. The community has been impacted in the 2000s by the North Dakota oil boom which spurred a modest increase in the population.Muskal, Michael (January 20, 2015) [http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-yellowstone-river-oil-spill-20150120-story.html "Water supply off-limits in Montana town after Yellowstone River oil spill"] Los Angeles Times

{{US Census population

|1880= 500

|1890= 720

|1900= 1200

|1910= 2428

|1920= 3816

|1930= 4629

|1940= 4524

|1950= 5254

|1960= 7058

|1970= 6305

|1980= 5978

|1990= 4802

|2000= 4729

|2010= 4935

|2020= 4873

|footnote=source:Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 131.

U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2013}}

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 18, 2012}} of 2010, there were 4,935 people, 2,060 households, and 1,190 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1486.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,267 housing units at an average density of {{convert|682.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.5% African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 2,060 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,729 people, 1,983 households, and 1,229 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,419.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.30% African American,1.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 1,983 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $20,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,544. About 11.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Glendive Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.{{cite web |title=Glendive Public Schools |url=https://www.glendiveschools.com/ |access-date=April 13, 2021}} Dawson County High School's team name is the Red Devils.{{cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://www.mhsa.org/memberschools |publisher=Montana High School Association |access-date=April 19, 2021}}

Glendive is home to Dawson Community College, a 2-year college formed in 1940 to meet the educational needs of eastern Montana.{{cite web |title=Dawson Community College |url=https://www.dawson.edu/ |access-date=April 13, 2021}} The college offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees as well as certificate programs. Dawson Community College is an open-access college.

Glendive Public Library serves the area.{{cite web |title=Glendive Public Library |url=https://www.glendivelibrary.com/ |access-date=April 13, 2021}}

Dawson Community Airport is five miles northwest of Glendive.

Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Jefferson Lines.{{cite web|url=https://www.jeffersonlines.com/bus-stops/montana/|title=Montana Bus Stops|access-date=July 20, 2023}}

Image:Kxgn glendive studio.jpg is the only television station in the Glendive television market|alt=Refer to caption]]

The Glendive market has three local radio stations:

• KGLE AM 590
• KXGN AM 1400
• KDZN FM 96.5

Glendive is the smallest of the 210 designated markets for broadcast television in the United States as designated by Nielsen Media Research,{{cite news |title=U.S. Local TV Market Rankings As of September 27, 2014 |work=The Nielsen Company |url= http://www.tvb.org/media/file/Nielsen_2014-2015_DMA_Ranks.pdf }} with one station—KXGN channel 5—carrying a CBS affiliation along with state and local news broadcasts for a small potential audience of several thousand people (county population is 9,059). Until September 2009, KXGN also carried selected prime-time NBC programming in its schedule, making it the last "Big 3" affiliate to offer programming from more than one network on a single feed. In late June 2010, KXGN moved their NBC programming to a DT2 digital subchannel, rejoining the network. KXGN-TV then dropped NBC at 11:59 pm on New Year's Eve 2024.

K13PL channel 13, a translator (low-powered rebroadcaster) of Williston, North Dakota's NBC affiliate KUMV was also available until 2013; KUMV is still carried on area cable systems as the market's default NBC affiliate. Three stations in Billings also serve Glendive: ABC affiliate/CW+ O&O KSVI 6, Fox affiliate KHMT 4 and PBS member station KBGS-TV 16.

The Glendive Ranger-Review is the local paper.{{cite web |title=Glendive Ranger-Review |url=https://www.rangerreview.com/ |publisher=Glendive Ranger Review |access-date=April 16, 2021}}

• Herbert Aldinger, author
• Tim M. Babcock, 16th Governor of Montana, grew up on a ranch and later a house in Glendive, graduate of Dawson County High School in Glendive
• Kamran Ince, Turkish-American music composer
• Clyde Lamb, cartoonist
• John Patton, Wyoming state legislator
• Alfred E. Perlman, President, New York Central Railroad, President Western Pacific Railroad
• Mike Person, offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers
• Matt Rosendale, Montana State Auditor, 2018 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Montana, and U.S. Representative for Montana's at-large congressional district (2020–){{Cite news |last=Cates-Carney |first=Corin |date=September 18, 2018 |title=Candidate Profile: Matt Rosendale |url=https://www.mtpr.org/post/candidate-profile-matt-rosendale |access-date=June 24, 2020 |work=Montana Public Radio |language=en}}
• Diana Thomas, mathematician and nutritionist{{cite news |last1=Herbaugh |first1=Hunter |title=Glendive native published in JAMA |url=https://www.rangerreview.com/glendive-native-published-jama |access-date=February 7, 2021 |agency=Glendive Ranger Review |date=June 21, 2020}}
• Joyce Woodhouse, Democratic member of the Nevada Senate
• Hank Worden, born Norton Earl Worden, cowboy actor
• Adam Morrison, NBA Basketball Player

• Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum
• Merrill Avenue Historic District (Glendive, Montana)

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{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64000429 }}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana |publisher=National Park Service|author=William A. Babcock Jr. |date=August 1987 |accessdate=July 27, 2017}}

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[https://books.google.com/books?id=RGI8ubjwrsgC "A Guide to Historic Glendive"] Montana Historical Society (1998)

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• {{official website|http://www.cityofglendive.us/}}
• [http://www.glendivechamber.com/ Glendive Chamber of Commerce]
• [http://visitglendive.com/ Visit Glendive]
• [http://www.dawson.edu/ Dawson Community College]
• [http://www.midrivers.com/~airport/ Dawson Community Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221060839/http://www.midrivers.com/~airport/ |date=December 21, 2014 }}

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