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Bonner-West Riverside (Salish: Nʔaycčstm, “Place of the Big Bull Trout”) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States, including the unincorporated communities of Bonner, Milltown (formerly Riverside), West Riverside, and Pinegrove. It is part of the Missoula, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,663 at the 2010 census, a decline from its population of 1,693 in 2000.

Bonner was named for Edward L. Bonner, president of the Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad. Bonner was also a partner in Eddy, Hammond & Company, who were contracted by Northern Pacific Railroad for lumber to build their railway between the Thompson and Blackfoot rivers. Eddy, Hammond & Company founded the Montana Improvement Company, which built a sawmill in Bonner in 1886.

Milltown is named for the mill. West Riverside is named for its position west of Milltown, formerly called Riverside for its position at the confluence of the Blackfoot and Clark Fork Rivers. Pinegrove was named either for the Pine family that settled there or for the many large pines in the area. The associated Piltzville was named for Billy Piltz, early mill worker and yard boss.

Bonner-West Riverside CDP overview:
Name:	Bonner-West Riverside CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Missoula County
Total Area:	1.61 sq mi (4.18 km²)
Land Area:	1.53 sq mi (3.97 km²)
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km²)
Total Population:	1,690
Population Density:	1,101.69/sq mi (425.34/km²)
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3008462

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Geography

Bonner-West Riverside is located at 46°52′40″N 113°53′20″W / 46.87778°N 113.88889°W / 46.87778; -113.88889 (46.877718, -113.888915), on the Blackfoot River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (6.63%) is water.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bonner-West Riverside has a humid continental climate, abbreviated “Dfb” on climate maps.