Editing Kalispell, Montana (section)

===Growth and formation of county seat===
[[File:Kalispell Main Street Historic District sign on Main St.jpg|thumb|left|Main Street, Kalispell]]
As the largest city in northwest Montana, Kalispell serves as the county seat and commercial center of [[Flathead County, Montana|Flathead County]]. The city is considered a secondary trade center with a trade area of approximately 130,000. The city is home to Logan Health Medical Center, which has a 150-bed hospital facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwhc.org/krmc/content/index.cfm?cm_id=44 |title=About Us : Logan Health Medical Center: Northwest Healthcare |publisher=Nwhc.org |access-date=December 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410191008/http://www.nwhc.org/krmc/content/index.cfm?cm_id=44 |archive-date=April 10, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The railroad history through Kalispell ended in 2018 when the city purchased and tore up the long abandoned track through the city.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://flatheadbeacon.com/2018/09/05/the-end-of-the-line/ | title=The End of the Line | date=September 5, 2018 }}</ref> The city of Kalispell removed the remaining downtown trackage, relocating the railroad to ''Glacier Rail Park'', a new industrial park<ref>{{cite web|title=Glacier Rail Park|url=http://www.kalispellcoreandrail.com/glacier-rail-park.html|accessdate=April 3, 2017}}</ref> just north of town and abandoning {{Convert|2.4|mi}} of the original route.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalispell Saying Goodbye to Original Downtown Railroad Route|url=http://flatheadbeacon.com/2017/01/19/kalispell-saying-goodbye-original-downtown-railroad-route/|website=Flathead Beacon, January 19, 2017|date=January 19, 2017|accessdate=April 3, 2017}}</ref>

Nestled in the Flathead valley, Kalispell is {{convert|31|mi|km}} from [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]] and {{convert|22|mi|km}} from [[Hungry Horse Dam]]. Skiers have access to [[Whitefish Mountain Resort]] on Big Mountain and [[Blacktail Mountain Ski Area]], each {{convert|17|mi|km}} away. [[Flathead Lake]], the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi river, is {{convert|7|mi|km}} away.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kalispellmontana.com/history.asp |title=Kalispell Montana History |publisher=Kalispellmontana.com |date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=December 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221035936/http://www.kalispellmontana.com/history.asp |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Buffalo Hill Golf Club]], designed by [[Robert Muir Graves]],<ref name="Graves designer">{{cite news|title=Graves one of handful who designs courses|publisher=The Daily Inter Lake|date=June 27, 1976}}</ref> serves golfers in the region.

The tribal schools nearby offer classes in the [[Montana Salish language|Kalispel–Spokane–Flathead language]], a [[language nest]], and intensive language training for adults.<ref>{{cite web| title = Language| work = Kalispel Tribe| access-date = February 18, 2013| url = http://kalispeltribe.com/our-tribe/language| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140502001845/http://kalispeltribe.com/our-tribe/language| archive-date = May 2, 2014| url-status = live}}</ref> There is a Salish language school and training center in nearby Arlee, Montana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salishschool.org/|title=Welcome to the Nk̓ʷusm Website - Nḱwusm Salish School|website=www.salishschool.org|access-date=September 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122232714/http://salishschool.org/|archive-date=November 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>