Lima, Montana

About Lima

Lima, MT is a tiny community located in southern Montana, home to 220 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Lima is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.56 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 393 residents per square mile.

📰 Lima News Today

• Beaverhead County school struggles to stay open as feds withhold tax payments Montana Public Radio · Aug 20
• Lima MT to Leadore ID-Thunderstorms in sage brush The Trek · Aug 18
• New owners of renovated Lima hotel are ready for summer tourism season in southwest Montana KBZK News · May 28
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Monida, Lima, Montana - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 22
• Cindy Bowman - Lima, Montana KPVI · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Montana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lima Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Lima — but the Montana one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lima

• Great Northern Railway Historical Marker reviews ★
• Lima City Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lima

• Lima 7-8
• Lima High School
• Lima School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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