Missoula is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot Rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, thus it is often described as the "hub of five valleys". The 2020 United States Census shows the city's population at 73,489 and the population of the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 122,458. Missoula is the 2nd largest city and metropolitan area in Montana. Missoula is home to the University of Montana, a public research university. The Missoula area began seeing settlement by people of European descent in 1858 including William T. Hamilton, who set up a trading post along the Rattlesnake Creek, Captain Richard Grant, who settled near Grant Creek, and David Pattee, who settled near Pattee Canyon. Missoula was founded in 1860 as Hellgate Trading Post while still part of Washington Territory.

Country: United States
State: Montana
County: Missoula
Founded: 1866
Incorporated (town): March 8, 1883
Incorporated (city): March 12, 1885
Founded by: Christopher P. Higgins, Francis Lyman Worden
Type: Mayor–council
Body: Missoula City Council
Mayor: Jordan Hess (D)
Population (2020): 73,489
Estimate (2022): 76,955
Rank: US: 480th (2010)
Metro: 122,458 (US: 319th)
Time zone: Mountain (UTC−7)
Summer (DST): Mountain (UTC−6)
ZIP Codes: 59801–59804, 59806–59808
University of Montana ZIP Code: 59812
Area code: 406
FIPS code: 30-50200
GNIS feature ID: 0787504
Website: ci.missoula.mt.us
Official Website: http://ci.missoula.mt.us
Wikidata description: county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States
Wikidata id: Q189602
Wikidata label: Missoula
Wikidata aliases: Array
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