Whitefish

Whitefish
Whitefish
Downtown Whitefish
Downtown Whitefish
Lage in Montana
Flathead County Montana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Whitefish Highlighted.svg
Basisdaten
Staat: Vereinigte Staaten
Bundesstaat: Montana
County:

Flathead County

Koordinaten: 48° 25′ N, 114° 20′ W48.411666666667-114.34923Koordinaten: 48° 25′ N, 114° 20′ W
Zeitzone: Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7)
Einwohner: 5032 (Stand: 2000)
Bevölkerungsdichte: 441,4 Einwohner je km²
Fläche: 11,5 km² (ca. 4 mi²)
davon 11,4 km² (ca. 4 mi²) Land
Höhe: 923 m
Postleitzahl: 59937
Vorwahl: +1 406
FIPS: 30-79825
GNIS-ID: 0793219
Webpräsenz: www.whitefish.govoffice.com
Bürgermeister: Mike Jenson

Whitefish ist eine Stadt im Flathead County in Montana. Dort leben rund 5000 Einwohner auf 11,5 km².

Whitefish wurde gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts von Pelzhändlern gegründet. Heute ist Whitefish das größte und bekannteste Ski-Gebiet in Montana. Aus diesem Grund konnte sich die Einwohnerzahl in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten verdoppeln.

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