Nye, Montana

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

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|subdivision_name1 = Montana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Stillwater

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.35

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|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 38

|population_density_km2 = 41.53

|population_density_sq_mi = 107.65

|timezone = Mountain (MST)

|utc_offset = −07:00

|timezone_DST = MDT

|utc_offset_DST = −06:00

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|elevation_ft = 4843

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|postal_code_type = ZIP Code

|postal_code = 59061

|area_code = 406

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Nye is an unincorporated community in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. As of 2010, the population was 272.

History

Originally a copper mining camp, the town sprang into existence when Jack Nye and the Hedges brothers staked their claim. Mining continues to be an important part of the area's economy. Nye's first post office was established on October 6, 1887, with Thomas Ross as its first postmaster. The post office is a contract post office and serves a large land area including all residents beyond the building at 2027 Nye Road (Carters Camp).

The Minnesota Mining and Smelting Company built a copper smelter here in 1889, but it was shut down when it was discovered that they were illegally on the Crow Indian Reservation. Mining resumed after the reservation boundary moved in 1890.{{cite web |title=Nye |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=7 April 2021}}

Nye was affected by the 2022 Montana floods when the Stillwater River flooded.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Roads, homes impacted by Stillwater River flooding |url=https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/roads-homes-impacted-by-stillwater-river-flooding |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=KTVQ |language=en}}

Climate

The climatic type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc" (Continental Subarctic Climate).[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=91642&cityname=Nye%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Nye, Montana]

{{Weather box

|location = Nye, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–present

|single line = Yes

|collapsed = yes

|Jan record high F = 66

|Feb record high F = 71

|Mar record high F = 78

|Apr record high F = 93

|May record high F = 94

|Jun record high F = 99

|Jul record high F = 104

|Aug record high F = 103

|Sep record high F = 96

|Oct record high F = 90

|Nov record high F = 78

|Dec record high F = 66

|year record high =

|Jan avg record high F = 56.6

|Feb avg record high F = 57.4

|Mar avg record high F = 66.4

|Apr avg record high F = 75.1

|May avg record high F = 81.9

|Jun avg record high F = 89.5

|Jul avg record high F = 95.6

|Aug avg record high F = 94.1

|Sep avg record high F = 90.6

|Oct avg record high F = 79.7

|Nov avg record high F = 65.1

|Dec avg record high F = 55.4

|year avg record high F = 95.6

|Jan high F = 39.6

|Feb high F = 40.2

|Mar high F = 47.6

|Apr high F = 54.6

|May high F = 63.0

|Jun high F = 72.4

|Jul high F = 82.5

|Aug high F = 82.6

|Sep high F = 73.1

|Oct high F = 58.8

|Nov high F = 45.6

|Dec high F = 37.7

|year high F = 58.1

|Jan mean F = 29.4

|Feb mean F = 29.3

|Mar mean F = 36.3

|Apr mean F = 42.3

|May mean F = 50.1

|Jun mean F = 57.8

|Jul mean F = 65.3

|Aug mean F = 64.8

|Sep mean F = 56.7

|Oct mean F = 46.0

|Nov mean F = 35.7

|Dec mean F = 28.2

|year mean F = 45.2

|Jan low F = 19.3

|Feb low F = 18.5

|Mar low F = 25.0

|Apr low F = 30.0

|May low F = 37.1

|Jun low F = 43.2

|Jul low F = 48.0

|Aug low F = 47.1

|Sep low F = 40.3

|Oct low F = 33.2

|Nov low F = 25.8

|Dec low F = 18.7

|year low F = 32.2

|Jan avg record low F = -12.1

|Feb avg record low F = -8.7

|Mar avg record low F = 2.1

|Apr avg record low F = 13.5

|May avg record low F = 23.1

|Jun avg record low F = 32.7

|Jul avg record low F = 39.4

|Aug avg record low F = 36.4

|Sep avg record low F = 26.2

|Oct avg record low F = 11.7

|Nov avg record low F = -3.0

|Dec avg record low F = -10.9

|year avg record low F = -23.5

|Jan record low F = -40

|Feb record low F = -38

|Mar record low F = -32

|Apr record low F = -5

|May record low F = 13

|Jun record low F = 15

|Jul record low F = 24

|Aug record low F = 14

|Sep record low F = 12

|Oct record low F = -11

|Nov record low F = -26

|Dec record low F = -40

|year record low F =

|precipitation colour= green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.45

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.84

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.07

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.81

|May precipitation inch = 3.31

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.05

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.62

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.15

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.44

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.67

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.83

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.66

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 7.2

|Feb snow inch = 9.9

|Mar snow inch = 10.0

|Apr snow inch = 13.1

|May snow inch = 2.4

|Jun snow inch = 0.1

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.2

|Oct snow inch = 7.5

|Nov snow inch = 9.9

|Dec snow inch = 9.4

|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 4.4

|Feb precipitation days = 4.8

|Mar precipitation days = 6.9

|Apr precipitation days = 9.4

|May precipitation days = 11.6

|Jun precipitation days = 11.5

|Jul precipitation days = 9.9

|Aug precipitation days = 7.9

|Sep precipitation days = 7.0

|Oct precipitation days = 7.4

|Nov precipitation days = 5.8

|Dec precipitation days = 5.3

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.5

|Feb snow days = 4.1

|Mar snow days = 4.8

|Apr snow days = 3.1

|May snow days = 0.8

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.2

|Oct snow days = 1.4

|Nov snow days = 3.4

|Dec snow days = 4.2

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url =https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&location=MT&station=USC00246190

|publisher=NOAA

|title=U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access

|access-date = July 22, 2022

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|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=byz

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data

|access-date = August 3, 2022

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Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left|2020= 38

|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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Media

The Stillwater County News is a newspaper serving the area.{{cite web |title=Stillwater County News |url=https://www.stillwatercountynews.com/ |publisher=Stillwater County News |access-date=24 August 2023}} It is printed weekly and also available online.

The town receives radio and television from the wider Billings area.

References

Category:Billings metropolitan area

Category:Unincorporated communities in Stillwater County, Montana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Montana