Turah, Montana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Montana, United States}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Turah, Montana

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|pushpin_label = Turah

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Montana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Missoula

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|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_30.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 6, 2024}}

|area_total_km2 = 3.45

|area_land_km2 = 3.45

|area_water_km2 = 0.00

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.33

|area_land_sq_mi = 1.33

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US3075175&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Turah CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=June 6, 2024}}

|population_total = 364

|population_density_km2 = 105.36

|population_density_sq_mi = 272.86

|timezone = Mountain (MST)

|utc_offset = -7

|timezone_DST = MDT

|utc_offset_DST = -6

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|elevation_ft = 3419

|coordinates = {{coord|46|50|23|N|113|49|30|W|region:US-MT|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP Codes

|postal_code = 59802 (Missoula)
59825 (Clinton)

|area_code = 406

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 30-75175

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 2583860{{GNIS|2583860}}

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Turah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States, along Interstate 90. It had a population of 364 as of the 2020 census, up from 306 in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://montana.hometownlocator.com/mt/missoula/turah.cfm|title=Turah - Local Information, Resources & Photos|publisher=Montana Hometownlocator|accessdate=September 4, 2012}}

Geography

Turah is in eastern Missoula County, in the valley of the Clark Fork River. Interstate 90 passes through the community, with access from Exit 113. I-90 leads northwest {{Convert|9|mi|0}} to Missoula and southeast {{convert|39|mi}} to Drummond.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Turah CDP has an area of {{convert|1.33|sqmi}}, all land. Turah Creek, a tributary of the Clark Fork, forms the southeast border of the community.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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|2010= 306

|2020= 364

|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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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.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30063_missoula/DC20SD_C30063.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Missoula County, MT|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-03-13}}

References

Category:Census-designated places in Missoula County, Montana

Category:Census-designated places in Montana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missoula County, Montana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Montana