Stevensville

Also known as Stevensville, Montana, Stevensville, MT

town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
Type: Mayor-Council
Mayor: Steve Gibson
Body: Stevensville Town Council
Total: 1.31 sq mi (3.40 km )
Land: 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km )
Water: 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
Elevation: 3,320 ft (1,010 m)
Density: 1,546/sq mi (596.9/km )
Time zone: UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
Summer dst: UTC-6 (MDT)

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Stevensville (Salish: ɫq̓éɫmlš) is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,002 at the 2020 census.

Stevensville is officially recognized as the first permanent settlement of non-indigenous peoples in the state of Montana. Forty-eight years before Montana became the nation's 41st state, Stevensville was settled by Jesuit Missionaries at the request of the Bitterroot Salish tribe.