Official Name: | Bridger, Gallatin County, Montana |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bridger |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gallatin |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.34 |
Area Land Km2: | 9.32 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.60 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.60 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 72 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 20.01 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6096 |
Coordinates: | 45.8175°N -110.8928°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 406 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 30-09500 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2583793 |
Population Density Km2: | 7.72 |
Bridger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. It comprises the Bridger Bowl Ski Area and some nearby residences on the eastern side of the Bridger Range in southwestern Montana. As of the 2010 census the Bridger CDP had a population of 30.[2]
Montana Highway 86 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading north and east to Wilsall and south and west to Bozeman. Bridger Creek, a tributary of the Gallatin River, flows southwards through the eastern part of the CDP.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bridger CDP has a total area of 9.3sqkm, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.16%, is water.[2]
Bozeman 12 NE is a weather station located in Bridger at an elevation of 5950 ft (1814 m).[3]
The CDP is in Bozeman Elementary School District and Bozeman High School District.[4] The Bozeman elementary and high school districts are both a part of Bozeman Public Schools.[5]