Happys Inn, Montana

Census-designated place in Montana, United States
48°4′58″N 115°8′28″W / 48.08278°N 115.14111°W / 48.08278; -115.14111CountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountyLincolnArea • Total12.45 sq mi (32.24 km2) • Land9.81 sq mi (25.40 km2) • Water2.64 sq mi (6.84 km2)Elevation3,333 ft (1,016 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total179 • Density18.25/sq mi (7.05/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code406FIPS code30-34110GNIS feature ID2583813[2]

Happys Inn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 164 at the 2010 census.[3]

Happys Inn has a bar that carries its namesake. The census area extends for 12 miles (19 km) down the length of the chain of lakes area of Lincoln County. The community is along U.S. Route 2, 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Libby, the Lincoln county seat, and 49 miles (79 km) west of Kalispell.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.2 km2), of which 9.8 square miles (25.4 km2) are land and 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2), or 21.22%, are water.[4]

Climate

Libby 32 SSE is a weather station near Happy's Inn, situated at an elevation of 3440 feet (1049 m).

Climate data for Libby 32 SSE, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1910-2020 extremes: 3440ft (1049m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 58
(14) 		59
(15) 		74
(23) 		87
(31) 		89
(32) 		97
(36) 		98
(37) 		102
(39) 		100
(38) 		81
(27) 		65
(18) 		53
(12) 		102
(39)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 44.9
(7.2) 		49.1
(9.5) 		58.5
(14.7) 		71.0
(21.7) 		80.2
(26.8) 		84.7
(29.3) 		90.4
(32.4) 		90.2
(32.3) 		83.6
(28.7) 		72.1
(22.3) 		54.0
(12.2) 		43.7
(6.5) 		91.9
(33.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 30.4
(−0.9) 		34.7
(1.5) 		43.0
(6.1) 		52.5
(11.4) 		62.4
(16.9) 		68.5
(20.3) 		77.9
(25.5) 		77.8
(25.4) 		67.4
(19.7) 		51.8
(11.0) 		36.9
(2.7) 		28.8
(−1.8) 		52.7
(11.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 22.7
(−5.2) 		24.9
(−3.9) 		32.5
(0.3) 		40.1
(4.5) 		48.4
(9.1) 		54.0
(12.2) 		59.8
(15.4) 		58.7
(14.8) 		50.6
(10.3) 		39.5
(4.2) 		29.4
(−1.4) 		22.1
(−5.5) 		40.2
(4.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 14.9
(−9.5) 		15.1
(−9.4) 		21.9
(−5.6) 		27.7
(−2.4) 		34.3
(1.3) 		39.5
(4.2) 		41.7
(5.4) 		39.5
(4.2) 		33.8
(1.0) 		27.3
(−2.6) 		22.0
(−5.6) 		15.3
(−9.3) 		27.8
(−2.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −13.9
(−25.5) 		−11.6
(−24.2) 		1.0
(−17.2) 		13.6
(−10.2) 		21.6
(−5.8) 		27.8
(−2.3) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		27.8
(−2.3) 		20.1
(−6.6) 		8.2
(−13.2) 		−1.3
(−18.5) 		−10.0
(−23.3) 		−23.9
(−31.1)
Record low °F (°C) −44
(−42) 		−40
(−40) 		−28
(−33) 		−2
(−19) 		8
(−13) 		21
(−6) 		26
(−3) 		22
(−6) 		8
(−13) 		−15
(−26) 		−26
(−32) 		−43
(−42) 		−44
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.12
(54) 		1.84
(47) 		2.17
(55) 		1.62
(41) 		2.09
(53) 		1.98
(50) 		0.78
(20) 		0.84
(21) 		1.19
(30) 		2.15
(55) 		2.94
(75) 		2.59
(66) 		22.31
(567)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 17.70
(45.0) 		14.20
(36.1) 		14.60
(37.1) 		5.20
(13.2) 		0.50
(1.3) 		0.20
(0.51) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		3.00
(7.6) 		15.40
(39.1) 		21.90
(55.6) 		92.7
(235.51)
Source 1: NOAA[5]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020179—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Happys Inn, Montana
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Happys Inn CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Libby 32 SSE, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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