Whitefish population increases by 22%
HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 3 months AGO
Central Avenue in downtown Whitefish. (Pilot file photo)
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-758-4421. | September 8, 2021 1:00 AM
Whitefish saw an increase of nearly 22% in population in the last decade, according to recently released 2020 Census numbers.
The city gained 1,394 residents for a total population of 7,751, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The city has a population density of about 1,205 people per square mile based on the preliminary Census data.
Columbia Falls now has a population of 5,308 after seeing a 13% increase. Kalispell now has a population of 24,558 following a 23% increase over the previous Census.
Flathead County added 13,400 residents or a roughly 15% increase for a total population of roughly 104,000. Flathead is now the fourth largest county in Montana.
Montana saw growth with a total population count now of 1,084,225. This works out to about 9.6% growth or about 98,400 new residents in the state since 2010.
The state has a population density of 7.4 persons per square mile.
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