Kalispell

Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 14,223 at the 2000 census. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center of Northwest Montana. The name Kalispell is a Salish word meaning "flat land above the lake." Kalispell is the nearest population center to Glacier National Park. Kalispell is located at 48°11′52″N 114°18′58″W / 48.19778°N 114.31611°W / 48.19778; -114.31611 (48.... more

Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 14,223 at the 2000 census. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center of Northwest Montana. The name Kalispell is a Salish word meaning "flat land above the lake." Kalispell is the nearest population center to Glacier National Park. Kalispell is located at 48°11′52″N 114°18′58″W / 48.19778°N 114.31611°W / 48.19778; -114.31611 (48.197801, -114.316068), at an altitude of 2,956 feet (901 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2000, the city had a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.1 km²), all of it land. Kalispell has been expanding since at least 1990: in that year, its area was 4.4 square miles (11 km), while by December 31, 2008, its area had increased to approximately 11.4 square miles (30 km). Kalispell is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Flathead Lake, which is the largest natural freshwater lake in the continental United States west of the Mississippi... less