Happys Inn, Montana

Happys Inn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 164 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Happys Inn, Montana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 48°02′58″N 115°07′10″W
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Lincoln
Area [1]
• Total	12.45 sq mi (32.24 km2)
• Land	9.81 sq mi (25.40 km2)
• Water	2.64 sq mi (6.84 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,333 ft (1,016 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	179
• Density	18.25/sq mi (7.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-34110
GNIS feature ID	2583813[2]

Happys Inn has a bar that carries its namesake. The census area extends for 12 miles (19 km) down the length of the chain of lakes area of Lincoln County. The community is along U.S. Route 2, 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Libby, the Lincoln county seat, and 49 miles (79 km) west of Kalispell.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.2 km²), of which 9.8 square miles (25.4 km²) are land and 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), or 21.22%, are water.^[4]

Climate

Libby 32 SSE is a weather station near Happy's Inn, situated at an elevation of 3440 feet (1049 m).

Climate data for Libby 32 SSE, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1910-2020 extremes: 3440ft (1049m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	58 (14)	59 (15)	74 (23)	87 (31)	89 (32)	97 (36)	98 (37)	102 (39)	100 (38)	81 (27)	65 (18)	53 (12)	102 (39)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	44.9 (7.2)	49.1 (9.5)	58.5 (14.7)	71.0 (21.7)	80.2 (26.8)	84.7 (29.3)	90.4 (32.4)	90.2 (32.3)	83.6 (28.7)	72.1 (22.3)	54.0 (12.2)	43.7 (6.5)	91.9 (33.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	30.4 (−0.9)	34.7 (1.5)	43.0 (6.1)	52.5 (11.4)	62.4 (16.9)	68.5 (20.3)	77.9 (25.5)	77.8 (25.4)	67.4 (19.7)	51.8 (11.0)	36.9 (2.7)	28.8 (−1.8)	52.7 (11.5)
Daily mean °F (°C)	22.7 (−5.2)	24.9 (−3.9)	32.5 (0.3)	40.1 (4.5)	48.4 (9.1)	54.0 (12.2)	59.8 (15.4)	58.7 (14.8)	50.6 (10.3)	39.5 (4.2)	29.4 (−1.4)	22.1 (−5.5)	40.2 (4.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	14.9 (−9.5)	15.1 (−9.4)	21.9 (−5.6)	27.7 (−2.4)	34.3 (1.3)	39.5 (4.2)	41.7 (5.4)	39.5 (4.2)	33.8 (1.0)	27.3 (−2.6)	22.0 (−5.6)	15.3 (−9.3)	27.8 (−2.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−13.9 (−25.5)	−11.6 (−24.2)	1.0 (−17.2)	13.6 (−10.2)	21.6 (−5.8)	27.8 (−2.3)	31.1 (−0.5)	27.8 (−2.3)	20.1 (−6.6)	8.2 (−13.2)	−1.3 (−18.5)	−10.0 (−23.3)	−23.9 (−31.1)
Record low °F (°C)	−44 (−42)	−40 (−40)	−28 (−33)	−2 (−19)	8 (−13)	21 (−6)	26 (−3)	22 (−6)	8 (−13)	−15 (−26)	−26 (−32)	−43 (−42)	−44 (−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.12 (54)	1.84 (47)	2.17 (55)	1.62 (41)	2.09 (53)	1.98 (50)	0.78 (20)	0.84 (21)	1.19 (30)	2.15 (55)	2.94 (75)	2.59 (66)	22.31 (567)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	17.70 (45.0)	14.20 (36.1)	14.60 (37.1)	5.20 (13.2)	0.50 (1.3)	0.20 (0.51)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	3.00 (7.6)	15.40 (39.1)	21.90 (55.6)	92.7 (235.51)
Source 1: NOAA[5]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	179		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]