Editing Lima, Montana

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|image_caption            = The historic business district of Lima, Montana, September 2007
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|population_total         = 212
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|area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
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|website                  = {{URL|https://limamt.com/}}
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'''Lima''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|m|ə}}, {{respell|LY|mə}}) is a town in [[Beaverhead County, Montana|Beaverhead County]], [[Montana]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 212.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref>

==Description==
The community was named after [[Lima, Ohio]], the native home of an early settler.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=80|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=75}}</ref> The post office was established in 1881 under postmaster L. Eugene Simmons. The town, originally named Allerdice, became Spring Hill and finally Lima in 1889.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Lima |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==

Lima is exit 15 on [[Interstate 15 in Montana|Interstate 15]]. [[Red Rock River (Montana)|Red Rock River]] runs near the town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Lima has a [[Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cold semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=30542&cityname=Lima%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Lima, Montana]</ref>{{clear left}}

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Lima, Montana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1898–1902, 1913–1923, 1931–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 60
 | Feb record high F  = 57
 | Mar record high F  = 69
 | Apr record high F  = 79
 | May record high F  = 90
 | Jun record high F  = 95
 | Jul record high F  = 100
 | Aug record high F  = 99
 | Sep record high F  = 93
 | Oct record high F  = 83
 | Nov record high F  = 71
 | Dec record high F  = 66
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 42.1
|Feb avg record high F = 46.2
|Mar avg record high F = 56.9
|Apr avg record high F = 68.1
|May avg record high F = 75.9
|Jun avg record high F = 83.5
|Jul avg record high F = 89.9
|Aug avg record high F = 88.6
|Sep avg record high F = 84.0
|Oct avg record high F = 72.9
|Nov avg record high F = 57.4
|Dec avg record high F = 44.4
|year avg record high F = 91.1

 | Jan high F = 30.2
 | Feb high F = 33.7
 | Mar high F = 43.7
 | Apr high F = 52.7
 | May high F = 62.2
 | Jun high F = 71.6
 | Jul high F = 82.6
 | Aug high F = 81.3
 | Sep high F = 71.3
 | Oct high F = 56.4
 | Nov high F = 40.9
 | Dec high F = 29.7
 | year high F = 54.7
 | Jan mean F = 20.6
 | Feb mean F = 22.8
 | Mar mean F = 32.2
 | Apr mean F = 39.9
 | May mean F = 48.7
 | Jun mean F = 56.7
 | Jul mean F = 64.9
 | Aug mean F = 63.5
 | Sep mean F = 55.0
 | Oct mean F = 42.8
 | Nov mean F = 30.1
 | Dec mean F = 20.5
 | year mean F = 41.5
 | Jan low F = 11.0
 | Feb low F = 11.9
 | Mar low F = 20.7
 | Apr low F = 27.0
 | May low F = 35.3
 | Jun low F = 41.8
 | Jul low F = 47.3
 | Aug low F = 45.7
 | Sep low F = 38.7
 | Oct low F = 29.2
 | Nov low F = 19.2
 | Dec low F = 11.3
 | year low F = 28.3

|Jan avg record low F = -13.9
|Feb avg record low F = -12.3
|Mar avg record low F = -0.3
|Apr avg record low F = 10.6
|May avg record low F = 20.7
|Jun avg record low F = 27.4
|Jul avg record low F = 35.3
|Aug avg record low F = 33.3
|Sep avg record low F = 22.6
|Oct avg record low F = 8.4
|Nov avg record low F = -5.3
|Dec avg record low F = -11.6
|year avg record low F = -21.1

 | Jan record low F  = -44
 | Feb record low F  = -43
 | Mar record low F  = -29
 | Apr record low F  = -7
 | May record low F  = 7
 | Jun record low F  = 17
 | Jul record low F  = 24
 | Aug record low F  = 23
 | Sep record low F  = 6
 | Oct record low F  = -16
 | Nov record low F  = -35
 | Dec record low F  = -44
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.24
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.25
 | Mar precipitation inch = 0.40
 | Apr precipitation inch = 0.93
 | May precipitation inch = 1.66
 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.99
 | Jul precipitation inch = 1.27
 | Aug precipitation inch = 1.02
 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.92
 | Oct precipitation inch = 0.98
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.41
 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.28
 | year precipitation inch = 10.35
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 4.3
 | Feb precipitation days  = 4.0
 | Mar precipitation days  = 4.8
 | Apr precipitation days  = 6.8
 | May precipitation days  = 8.6
 | Jun precipitation days  = 9.2
 | Jul precipitation days  = 6.5
 | Aug precipitation days  = 5.7
 | Sep precipitation days  = 4.8
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.0
 | Nov precipitation days  = 3.3
 | Dec precipitation days  = 4.3
 | year precipitation days = 67.3
 | Jan snow inch = 6.0
 | Feb snow inch = 5.1
 | Mar snow inch = 6.8
 | Apr snow inch = 10.1
 | May snow inch = 4.7
 | Jun snow inch = 1.1
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.6
 | Oct snow inch = 6.7
 | Nov snow inch = 5.8
 | Dec snow inch = 5.7
 | year snow inch = 52.6
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 3.9
 | Feb snow days  = 3.2
 | Mar snow days  = 4.1
 | Apr snow days  = 3.9
 | May snow days  = 1.5
 | Jun snow days  = 0.4
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.2
 | Oct snow days  = 2.0
 | Nov snow days  = 2.8
 | Dec snow days  = 3.7
 | year snow days = 25.7
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=tfx
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00245030&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 14, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 476
|1930= 459
|1940= 554
|1950= 483
|1960= 397
|1970= 351
|1980= 272
|1990= 265
|2000= 242
|2010= 221
|2020= 212
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 221 people, 106 households, and 63 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|417.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 173 housing units at an average density of {{convert|326.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population.

There were 106 households, of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.75.

The median age in the town was 51.8 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.7% were from 25 to 44; 34.8% were from 45 to 64; and 25.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.9% male and 47.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 242 people, 109 households, and 64 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|438.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 158 housing units at an average density of {{convert|286.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.89% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.65% of the population.

There were 109 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,313, and the median income for a family was $28,438. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,163. About 20.6% of families and 26.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.9% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Lima School District educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lima School District #12 |url=https://www.limaschoolmt.org/ |publisher=Lima School District |access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> The school mascot is the Bears. [[Lima High School (Montana)|Lima High School]] is a Class C school<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://www.mhsa.org/memberschools |publisher=Montana High School Association |access-date=April 19, 2021}}</ref> (less than 108 students) which helps determine athletic competitions.

==Media==
The radio station [[KBOQ (FM)|KBOQ]] is licensed in Lima.<ref>{{cite web |title=KBOQ |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=198810 |publisher=FCC |access-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Montana}}
* [[List of municipalities in Montana]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Lima, Montana}}

* [https://limamt.com/ Official website]
{{Beaverhead County, Montana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Beaverhead County, Montana]]