Belgrade Montana History & Facts

Belgrade is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 10,460 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Montana that is not a county seat.

Belgrade and surrounding areas are experiencing significant population growth. The 59714 ZIP Code that includes the city and surrounding commercial and residential developments had an estimated population of 22,560 as of 2020.

The original townsite of Belgrade was established in 1883 when the Northern Pacific Railroad was constructed through the Gallatin Valley. The original town plat was filed in the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office by Thomas B. Quaw, a businessman from the midwest, in July 1891. According to Quaw, the townsite was an unmanned railroad siding 9.7 miles west of Bozeman, and was named Belgrade after the capital of Serbia as an expression of appreciation to the Serbian investors who helped finance a portion of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Quaw and William O. Tracy created the Belgrade Grain and Produce Company and marketed Belgrade as the "Princess of the Prairies." Belgrade is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The post office was established in 1887 with Quaw as postmaster. Belgrade was incorporated in 1906.

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is located adjacent to the city boundaries.

Belgrade is located at 45°47′N 111°11′W (45.7785, -111.1790).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.99 square miles (10.33 km2), all land

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Alison Weisz

Alison Weisz (born May 22, 1995) is an American rifle shooter. In 2020, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Weisz was born in Rapid City, South Dakota and grew-up in Belgrade, Montana. Weiss first learned to shoot a gun at age 9 when her family enrolled her in a firearm safety class. She graduated from Belgrade High School in 2013. She attended University of Mississippi.

A month after graduating for the University of Mississippi, Weisz joined the United States national shooting team and won her first competition. In 2018, Weisz came in second at the Championship of the Americas. The following year she won a gold medal at the Pan American Games Lima. In 2020, she qualified for the United States Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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