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Quick facts for kids Saltese, Montana Packers Meadow Silver City
Census-designated place
Black bear weighing 252 lbs. shot by Jim O'Brine at Saltese, Montana, May 12, 1910
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Mineral
Named for	Chief Saltese
Area
• Total	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
• Land	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	3,389 ft (1,033 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10
• Density	30.40/sq mi (11.75/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	59867
Area Code	406
FIPS code	30-65875
GNIS feature ID	2806650

Saltese (also Packers Meadow or Silver City) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mineral County, Montana, United States. It lies in the valley of the St. Regis River along Interstate 90 at exit 10. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10.

History

"Saltese is an old gold and silver mining town that took its name from a Nez Perce leader, Chief Saltese." "The town was first known as Silver City but was renamed in 1891." The post office opened in 1892.

In December 1912, David D. Bogart, the sixth mayor of Missoula, Montana, was killed in an avalanche in Saltese while prospecting for gold.

In 1996, a longtime establishment, the Old Montana Bar and Grille, was destroyed in a fire.

Geography

Saltese is in northwestern Mineral County at an elevation of 3,370 feet (1,030 m) in the narrow valley of the St. Regis River, where it is joined by Packer Creek from the north and by Silver Creek from the south. The St. Regis is a southeast-flowing tributary of the Clark Fork River. Interstate 90 passes through the community, leading southeast 36 miles (58 km) to Superior, the Mineral county seat, and northwest over Lookout Pass 16 miles (26 km) to Mullan, Idaho.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Saltese CDP has an area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²), all of it recorded as land.

Demographics