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Columbus is a town in and the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,857 at the 2020 census.

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History

The community originated as a stagecoach station on the Yellowstone River.

The original name was Sheep Dip, then changed to Stillwater, but because of a Stillwater, Minnesota on the Northern Pacific Railroad, the mail presented a problem. The name was ultimately changed to Columbus, Montana in 1893.

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Geography

Columbus is located at 45°38′N 109°15′W / 45.64°N 109.25°W / 45.64; -109.25 (45.64, -109.25).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.35 square miles (3.50 km), of which 1.32 square miles (3.42 km) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) is water.

Columbus is located between the Yellowstone River, the old Yellowstone Trail, Highway 10, and now Interstate 90.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Columbus has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated “Dfb” on climate maps.

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