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Wibaux, Montana

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wibaux census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59353. It stands on Yates Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wibaux quadrangle. 462 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,654 feet above sea level.

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Wibaux within Wibaux County

On record in Wibaux

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Wibaux fell from 589 to 462 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.

YearPeople Change
2010589
2020462-127 (-22%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

12 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Wibaux between 2017 and 2020, burning about 216 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
Equipment and vehicle use7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWibaux CountyMM244 - WIBAUX
21 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWibaux CountyYATES - WIBAUX
21 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWibaux CountyNORTH MM244 - WIBAUX
31 July 2020Natural13 acresWibaux CountyPONDEROSA - WIBAUX
2 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresEastern Land OfficePARKER
2 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresEastern Land OfficeMINGUS
10 July 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWibaux CountyBEAVER CREEK - WIBAUX
10 July 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWibaux CountyD STREET - WIBAUX

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wibaux County

Storms near this place

60 of 140 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wibaux in 140 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 78 hail, 48 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWibaux$100,000A complete barn roof was blown off and a large evergreen tree was uprooted. There was crop and property damage between Red Top East Road and Edge Hill East Road.
June 2002HailWibaux$100,000Hail damaged several vehicles in Wibaux.
August 1993HailWibaux$50,000no account filed
June 2002Flash FloodWibaux$30,000Heavy rainfall associated with a severe thunderstorms dropped 2 to 3 inches of rainfall over the area. The bridge over Little Beaver Creek just northeast of Wibaux was damaged as rain washed away gravel near the bridge and left a gaping hole. Several area roads had water that ran across them, with one area over 100 feet wide and 8 to 12 inches deep.
June 2011LightningWibaux$20,000Twenty one heifers were killed when lightning struck south-southwest of Wibaux. The heifers were generally lined up along a fence line, but there were six of them that were scattered up to 75 yards away. Some of the fencing was also knocked down. There were a total of 51 heifers in the pasture.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWibaux$1,000An auger was blown over and damaged.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWibaux$500The wind snapped tree branches and blew steel lawn furniture across the yard. One inch of rain was also estimated.
June 2023HailWibaux-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022HailWibaux-Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022HailWibaux-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022HailWibaux-Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2020HailWibaux-Public reported half dollar size hail. Time estimated from radar.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported a 70 mph wind gust.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported 70 mph wind gusts, along with pea size hail and heavy rain.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts, along with nickel size hail and heavy rain.
August 2017HailWibaux-Brief heavy rain, along with dime to quarter sized hail, was reported.
June 2016HailWibaux-Public reported quarter sized hail lasting for 30 minutes. Lentil and wheat crops were damaged. Rain accumulation of 3 inches was estimated.
June 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
August 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.
August 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported an additional storm with quarter sized hail.
July 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained Spotter in the town of Wibaux estimated 60 mph wind gusts from a thunderstorm just before midnight.
June 2015HailWibaux-Trained Spotter in the town of Wibaux reported nickel-sized hail.
June 2015HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail and heavy rain.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported 60 mph winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Public reported wind damage at two farms located 6 and 7 miles south of Wibaux. Hay bales were moved across fields. A shed was destroyed and a trailer was flipped over.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Public estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Public estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
July 2012HailWibaux-Wibaux county dispatch office reported mainly pea- to dime-sized hail with a few quarter-sized stones.
June 2012HailWibaux-Quarter sized hail was reported at the Wibaux Visitor's Center.
June 2012HailWibaux-A trained spotter reported hail slightly larger than quarter sized, but was not up to half dollar sized in Wibaux.
June 2012HailWibaux-A trained spotter reported nickel hail 4 miles northeast of Wibaux.
June 2012HailWibaux-A trained spotter reported dime to nickel sized hail when the storm began, then quarter sized hail began to fall thereafter about 6 miles northeast of Wibaux.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Spotter estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph with heavy rain and pea-sized hail stones.
March 2011FloodWibaux-On Match 17th, water was flowing out of banks of some of the creeks that fed into the Beaver Creek with water running over Highway 7 12 to 13 miles south of Wibaux near Pine Unit. Highway 7 was closed.
June 2011HailWibaux-Nickel size hail fell for 10 minutes.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Public reported an estimated 75 mph wind speed.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Spotter reported 65 mph winds.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trees knocked over from estimated 75 mph wind gusts.
July 2011Funnel CloudWibaux-General cloud rotation and a brief funnel cloud were observed.
June 2010FloodWibaux-Heavy rainfall occurred in southern Wibaux and northern Fallon County. Reports of rainfall up to 5 in this area were received by NWS Billings spotters. This water flowed into the Beaver Creek, which flows northward into the town of Wibaux. It was out of it's banks in many places by the morning of June 17th. No major damage was caused.
June 2010HailWibaux-Public reported quarter size hail.
September 2010HailWibaux-At 1829 MST in Wibaux 1.0 hail with a 60 mph wind. At 1830 MST in Wibaux 1.5 hail destroyed a garden and basement screen door; 1.5 hail also was reported by an Emergency Manager along with a 30 to 40 mph wind and 0.55 inches of rainfall in a short period of time. At 1832 MST 2 miles northeast of Wibaux 1.75 to 2.5 hail reported between 1832 and 1839 MST - damaging all of the home's windows on the west side and vehicle windshields - wind was estimated at 60 to 70 mph which also broke 3 to 4 inch tree limbs. At 1835 MST 6 miles east northeast of Wibaux a 60 mph wind along with 1.0 hail fell.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Spotter 15 miles south of Wibaux at 1952 MST, estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. Spotter in Wibaux at 2035 MST estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Strong winds blew flagpole and lawn furniture away.
June 2009HailWibaux-Two reports of one inch hail occurred with this storm.
June 2009Funnel CloudWibaux-Spotters reported several short lived funnel clouds.
June 2009HailWibaux-Report of Quarter-size hail at 1638 (reported by spotter) and at at 1640 (reported by County Official). Golfball size hail occurred at 1640 (reported by spotter).
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Blew over BBQ grill.
June 2009Heavy RainWibaux-Spotters reported 1.0 to 1.5 inches.
July 2008HailWibaux-Estimated winds of 45 mph accompanied the hail.
July 2008HailWibaux-Wind gusts were estimated at 50 mph.
June 2008HailWibaux-A quarter inch of rainfall was also reported.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWibaux-The power was out for just over one hour.
August 2008HailWibaux-Some hail damage to crops was reported.
June 2007HailWibaux-The hail was accompanied by 1 inch of rain in 30 minutes.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Measured 1.15 inches of rain with the thunderstorms.
June 2005Flash FloodWibaux-Water from Smith Creek went out of its banks about 125 feet wide and flooded over Skaar Road. A bridge is significantly damaged. The flooding washed over roads in nearly 100 places according to the Highway Department. The roads in the northern portion of Wibaux County were out in so many places that the highway department ran out of flags to mark the flooding. Two ranches in the area measured 3 to 3.5 inches of rain.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Wind gusts estimated in the 60 to 70 mph range.

Every storm recorded in Wibaux County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Yates3.9 miles8
Saint Phillip10.8 miles8
Been (historical)15.5 miles7
Carlyle23.5 miles9

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 WibauxAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q964844The 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 778445. 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.

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.