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The city of Missoula is located in the county seat of the Missoula County. It is located in the western Montana in United States. The city is considered as the second largest city in Montana. According to the 2000 census report of USA, the city comprises a total population of 57,053. The University of Montana is located in Missoula. This university has about 15,000 students. The city has been nicknamed as the 'Garden City'. The city also gardens the state flower of Montana which is bitterroot. The local daily popularly followed by the people includes the Missoulian, the Missoula Independent, and New West Missoula. The Missoula international airport serves the city and connects it with other countries and cities of world.
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The famous city of United States is located in a deep valley surrounded by mountains. It is also surpassed by three major rivers that include the Clark Fork River, the Bitterroot River and the Blackfoot River. The first inhabitants in the city of Missoula were the American Indians from the Salish tribe. There were no permanent settlements of a particular tribe in the Missoula valley. The city that witnessed a gradual development in different aspects has many reasons behind its popularity. The first of these was the opening of the University of Montana in the year 1895. Another reason was the opening of the regional headquarters of the forest service. The city is located in the fly fishing golden triangle and is popularly visited with the purpose of hunting wild animals.
The city holds the highest percentage of the demographic voting in the state of Montana. In the year 2000 the city had one of the highest percentages of the votes for the election of Ralph Nader a green party candidate.
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