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Somers
MontanaCDP
Somers
Total population
1,280
Median home value
$465,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$56,917
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Somers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2020 census, nearly double from 556 in the 2000 census.
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History
Great Northern Railway magnate James J. Hill contracted to build a sawmill on the north end of Flathead Lake in 1900. A town was developed for the workers. The town was named for George O. Somers, a Vice President of the Great Northern Railroad, and the person responsible for overseeing the development of the new lumber town. In 1909, the Industrial Worker, a newspaper published out of Seattle by the Industrial Workers of the World, described Somers thus: The IWW at the time was in dispute with Jim Hill in connection with strike waves throughout the Flathead Valley, especially centered in Kalispell. Sawmill workers organized with the IWW struck at the Somers Lumber Company, with company management quickly hiring scab labor and blacklisting union members as a result. Tensions reached their peak in late July 1909, when the IWW warned unemployed workers to stay away from Somers to avoid the conditions there. In 2023, a 106-acre site was designated Somers Beach State Park. Once developed there will be day-use amenities and a hand launch area for boats.
Geography
Somers is located in south-central Flathead County at the north end of Flathead Lake. It is bordered to the south by Lakeside. The Mission Mountains are to the east and Salish Mountains to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Somers CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.86%, is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
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Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Somers, MT from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Flathead High SchoolHigh · Kalispell · 1,626 students · 14:1 ratio
- Bigfork ElementaryElementary · Bigfork · 461 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Jeannette Rankin Elementary ScElementary · Kalispell · 435 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Bigfork High SchoolHigh · Bigfork · 354 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Lillian Peterson SchoolElementary · Kalispell · 337 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- Cornelius Hedges SchoolElementary · Kalispell · 319 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolElementary · Lakeside · 302 students · 13.7:1 ratio
- Somers Middle SchoolMiddle · Somers · 253 students · 14.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
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Nearby places in Montana
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Somers
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library