Bynum, Montana
Bynum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Teton County, Montana, United States, approximately 13 miles north of Choteau.[2] Its population was 31 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Bynum is the site of a one-room country school, a general store, post office, an agate shop, and Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, which provides displays and educational programs about dinosaurs.
The town's name is derived from the surname of a family of early settlers in the area.[4] The post office was established in 1885.[5] In 1908 work on the Bynum Reservoir began.[4]
In 2017, the NBC Today Show produced a segment highlighting Bynum's school and its tradition of starting each school day with a song and a dance.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 31 | — | |
2020 | 28 | −9.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Notes
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bynum, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Historical Society. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.
- ^ "These small-town students sing and dance every morning to learn how to get along". TODAY.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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