Bynum, Montana

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

Bynum, Montana
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
Bynum, Montana
Bynum, Montana
Coordinates: 47°58′45″N 112°18′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyTeton
Area
 • Total1.628 sq mi (4.22 km2)
 • Land1.628 sq mi (4.22 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
3,976 ft (1,212 m)
Population
 • Total31
 • Density19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)406
GNIS feature ID769461[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]

Notes
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Bynum, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 29 July 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 2020-04-27.


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