Ulm, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Great Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59485. The Survey maps it on the Ulm quadrangle. 723 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,350 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresUlm fell from 738 to 723 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 738 | |
| 2020 | 723 | -15 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Great Falls South quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Ulm quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Ulm between 1997 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | ULM |
| 9 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | ULM |
| 14 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Central Land Office | GORE HILL |
| 4 June 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 22 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | GORE HILL |
| 30 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Central Land Office | BOX LANE |
| 25 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cascade County | DRIFTWOOD CONTROLLED BURN |
| 16 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Cascade County | MEDOWS ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ulm: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri River Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vaughn Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
46 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ulm in 46 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 11 heavy rain, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Hail | Ulm | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | AWOS station K1IM India measured the gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | AWOS station K1IM India measured a severe gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Ambient Weather Sensor measured gust. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Measured via Ambient Weather. Air temperature dropped from 90 degrees to 72 with passage of storm. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Measured via site KMTUlm7. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Overnight total. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Ambient weather station measured 63 mph wind gust. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | K1IM measured a 52 kt (60 mph) thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Ambient weather station measured 58 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | An Ambient weather station measured 66 mph wind gust. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Trained spotter reported a 63 mph gust near Ulm. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | India AWOS reports wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | A trained spotter reported 1.8 inches of rain from Monday 5/18 to Thursday 5/21. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | India Awos station k1im. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Steady rain. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Since 5 PM on 6/28 through 10 PM pm 6/29, 2.88 inches fell. 0.44 inches fell between 4 PM and 9PM, today. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Three-day rainfall report. Weather underground report. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Storm total as of Tuesday evening. Report via facebook. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Power was knocked out as thunderstorms approached from the west. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Ulm | - | A COOP observer reported quarter sized (1 inch in diameter) hail. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | An AWOS station at India (K1IM) measured a 60 mph (52 kts) thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Trained spotter reported 59 mph peak gust from thunderstorm 8-miles SSE of Ulm. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | A 59 mph peak gust from a thunderstorm was reported 3-miles south of Sun Prairie. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Ulm | - | Hail measuring 1.75 inches (golf ball sized) was reported about 9 mi S of Ulm, MT. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Heavy rain, measuring 2.69 inches in 18 hours, was reported. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Heavy rain, measuring 0.80 inches in 12 hours, was reported. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Ulm | - | Hail 0.75 inches (penny sized) reported about 3 mi SSW of Ulm, MT. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Heavy rain of about 1.00 inch in 30 minutes reported with passing thunderstorm. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | Heavy rain, measuring 1.88 inches in 12 hours, was reported. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Ulm | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported 5 mi SSE of Ulm, MT. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Ulm | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported 8 mi SE of Ulm, MT. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | Wind gust to 61KT (70MPH) were reported 5 miles N of Ulm. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Ulm | - | Flooding occurred on the Smith River 13 miles south of Ulm. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Ulm | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Ulm 7S. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Ulm 12S. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 60 mph at Ulm 1S. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Ulm | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Ulm | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison (historical) | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Truly | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fair Haven Colony | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Riverdale | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sun Prairie | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Manchester | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Castner Falls | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Flood (historical) | 8.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ulm | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q964370 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 777904. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






