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Darby (Salish: snk̓ʷɫxʷexʷem̓i, “Place Where They Would Lift Something”) is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 783 at the 2020 census. Darby is located near the southwestern border of Montana and Idaho, along the Continental Divide.

Officially established in 1889, the town was named after James W. Darby who signed the post office application.

Darby town overview:
Name:	Darby town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Ravalli County
Elevation:	3,885 ft (1,184 m)
Total Area:	0.65 sq mi (1.69 km²)
Land Area:	0.63 sq mi (1.64 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	783
Population Density:	1,238.92/sq mi (478.32/km²)
ZIP code:	59829
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3019300
GNISfeature ID:	0782081
Website:	http://www.darbymt.net/

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Geography

Darby is located at 46°1′19″N 114°10′47″W / 46.02194°N 114.17972°W / 46.02194; -114.17972 (46.022030, -114.179603).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km), all land.

The area south of Darby is called nɫpapʔá in Salish.

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, Darby has a humid continental climate, abbreviated “Dfb” on climate maps.

Visitors to Darby may wish to seek shelter during thunderstorms. In July 2012, “A cowboy and two spectators were taken by ambulance to a Hamilton hospital […] after lightning hit a power pole at the Elite Bull Connection, sending an electric shock through the grandstands, rodeo chutes and bull pens.” On July 14, 2014, 45 cattle on a ranch near Darby were killed in a single lightning strike.