Coram is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 539 in 2010, up from 337 at the 2000 census. Coram lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the western entrance of Glacier National Park.
The community was named after William Coram, a lumberman. It began as a logging town on the South Fork of the Flathead River in 1905. Coram boomed between 1948 and 1953, during construction of the nearby Hungry Horse Dam.
Name: | Coram CDP |
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LSAD Code: | 57 |
LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
State: | Montana |
County: | Flathead County |
Elevation: | 3,186 ft (971 m) |
Total Area: | 3.85 sq mi (9.98 km²) |
Land Area: | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.14 sq mi (0.38 km²) |
Total Population: | 572 |
Population Density: | 154.18/sq mi (59.53/km²) |
ZIP code: | 59913 |
Area code: | 406 |
FIPS code: | 3017500 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0770089 |
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Geography
Coram is located in central Flathead County at 48°25′3″N 114°2′44″W / 48.41750°N 114.04556°W / 48.41750; -114.04556 (48.417462, -114.045540), on the east side of the Flathead River. U.S. Route 2 passes through the community, leading northeast 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the community of West Glacier and southwest 27 miles (43 km) to Kalispell.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Coram CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km), of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km), or 2.72%, is water.
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