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Billings, Montana
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| Billings | |
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| Nickname(s): "Magic City", "City by the Rims", "Star of the Big Sky Country", "Montana's Trailhead" | |
 Location within Yellowstone County | |
 
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| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Yellowstone |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Incorporated | March 24, 1882 |
| Named for | Frederick H. Billings |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Bill Cole |
| • City Admin. | Chris Kukulski |
| • Governing body | City Council |
| • City | 45.39 sq mi (117.57 km2) |
| • Land | 45.29 sq mi (117.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation [2] | 3,124 ft (952 m) |
| • City | 117,116 |
| • Rank | US: 242nd MT: 1st |
| • Density | 2,586.08/sq mi (998.50/km2) |
| • Urban | 114,773 (US: 273rd) |
| • Metro | 187,037 (US: 232nd) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain) |
| ZIP codes | 59101-59117[3] |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-06550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 802034[2] |
| Highways |     |
| Website | www.billingsmt.gov |
Billings was nicknamed the "Magic City" because of its rapid growth from its founding as a railroad town in March 1882. The nearby Crow and Cheyenne peoples called the city Ammalapáshkuua[7] and É'êxováhtóva[8] respectively. With one of the largest trade areas in the United States,[9] Billings is the trade and distribution center for much of Montana east of the Continental Divide. Billings is also the largest retail destination for much of the same area.
The city is experiencing rapid growth and a strong economy; it has had and is continuing to have the largest growth of any city in Montana. Parts of the metro area are seeing hyper growth. From 2000 to 2010 Lockwood, an eastern suburb, saw growth of 57.8%, the largest growth rate of any community in Montana.[10] Billings has avoided the economic downturn that affected most of the nation from 2008 to 2012 as well as the housing bust.[11][12] With more hotel accommodations than any area within a five-state region, the city hosts a variety of conventions, concerts, sporting events, and other rallies.[9] With the Bakken oil development in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, the largest oil discovery in U.S. history,[13][14] as well as the Heath shale oil discovery just north of Billings,[15] the city's growth rate stayed high during the shale oil boom.[16][17] Although the city is growing, its growth rate has diminished markedly with oil price declines in recent years.[18]
Attractions in and around Billings include ZooMontana, Yellowstone Art Museum, Pompey's Pillar, Pictograph Cave, Chief Plenty Coups State Park. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Red Lodge Mountain Resort, the Beartooth Highway, which connects Red Lodge and Yellowstone National Park. The northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park is a little over 100 miles (160 km) from Billings.
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