Bynum, Montana

Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
47°58′45″N 112°18′42″W / 47.97917°N 112.31167°W / 47.97917; -112.31167CountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountyTetonArea • Total1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) • Land1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
3,976 ft (1,212 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total28 • Density17.20/sq mi (6.64/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code406GNIS feature ID769461[2]

Bynum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Teton County, Montana, United States, approximately 13 miles north of Choteau.[2] Its population was 31 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Bynum is the site of a one-room country school, a general store, post office, an agate shop, and Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, which provides displays and educational programs about dinosaurs.

The town's name is derived from the surname of a family of early settlers in the area.[4] The post office was established in 1885.[5] In 1908 work on the Bynum Reservoir began.[4]

In 2017, the NBC Today Show produced a segment highlighting Bynum's school and its tradition of starting each school day with a song and a dance.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201031—
202028−9.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Bynum, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  5. ^ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.
  6. ^ "These small-town students sing and dance every morning to learn how to get along". TODAY.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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