Helena, Montana

Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana. It is also the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. About 32,000 people lived there in 2020.

City
Location in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Lewis and Clark
Founded	October 30, 1864 (1864-10-30)
Area
• City	16.90 sq mi (43.76 km2)
• Land	16.86 sq mi (43.67 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Population  (2020)
• City	32,091
• Density	1,898.9/sq mi (733.34/km2)
• Metro	83,058
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (Mountain)
Website	www.helenamt.gov

The St. Helena Cathedral

Surrounding features include Spring Meadow Lake State Park, Lake Helena, Helena National Forest, the Big Belt Mountains, the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, the Missouri River, Canyon Ferry Lake, Holter Lake, Hauser Lake, and the Elkhorn Mountains.

Notable people

• Max Baucus, former U.S. Senator
• Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
• Mike Cooney, Lt. Governor of Montana
• Charles Donnelly, president of the Northern Pacific Railway
• Myrna Loy, actress
• Charley Pride, country music singer

Helena, Montana Media

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  Panorama of Helena, Montana, in 1870 (or possibly 1872, per other source).

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  Panoramic map of Helena from 1875 with some statistics sites listed

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  The Helena Civic Center in 2012

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  2001 astronaut photography of Helena Montana taken from the International Space Station (ISS)

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  The iconic "Sleeping Giant" mountain formation located north of Helena

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  Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Helena Area, MT(ThreadEx)

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  Carroll College, viewed from Mount Helena

Other websites

Media related to Helena, Montana at Wikimedia Commons

• City of Helena official website