St. Ignatius: Government & Civic

St. Ignatius operates as an incorporated municipal government (city hall: (406) 745-3791). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 1. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Lake County Courthouse (11.8 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $11,765 per resident ($0.4B FY2024).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · NameTOWN OF ST IGNATIUS
Contacts · City Hall · Phone(406) 745-3791
Contacts · City Hall · AddressPO BOX 103
Contacts · City Hall · CityST IGNATIUS
Contacts · City Hall · Zip59,865
Contacts · City Hall · Url How FoundWikipedia infobox
Contacts · City Hall · Phone How FoundScraped from city hall website (Wikipedia URL)
Government Structure · Government Type2 - MUNICIPAL
Government Structure · Government NameCITY OF ST. IGNATIUS
Municipal Code · Publishermunicode
Municipal Code Publishermunicode
Municipal Code URLhttps://library.municode.com/mt/st-ignatius-town-montana

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · Inferred from Census place type in full_name · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber30,008
State Legislative Districts · Upper District8
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber30,015
State Legislative Districts · Lower District15

Sources: Census place-to-SLD2024 crosswalk (place_fips)

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Jon Tester
D · 2007
Steve Daines
R · 2015
Congressional District · District1
Congressional District · FormattedMT-01
Congressional District · Congress118th

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips)

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions39,878,501.24
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions907,236
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees5
State Campaign Finance · Cycle2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita37.04
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop641
Voting · Citizen 18Plus638
Voting · Noncitizen 18Plus3
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct65.6%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Courthouses Detail · County total1
Nearest Courthouse · NameLake County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · CityPolson
Nearest Courthouse · Distance11.8 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disaster History

Disasters (8)

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
4902 · DR · SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
4508 · DR · COVID-19 PANDEMIC
COVID-19
3476 · EM · COVID-19
FLOODING
4437 · DR · FLOODING
ICE JAMS AND FLOODING
4172 · DR · ICE JAMS AND FLOODING
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
3253 · EM · HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
WILDFIRES
1340 · DR · WILDFIRES
MT - NORTHWESTERN ZONE 1 FIRE COMPLEX
2320 · FM · MT - NORTHWESTERN ZONE 1 FIRE COMPLEX

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024$366,297,274
Federal Spending · Per Capita11,765.19
Federal Spending · Population31,134 people

Sources: USAspending API

Other

Live Links · Weather Forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.163638&lon=-114.081806
Live Links · Weather Alertshttps://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=47.163638,-114.081806
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions62
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita9,654
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita$13,876
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita4,222
State Fiscal · Net RecipientYes

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Public fiscal data compilation