Sula is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ravalli County, Montana, United States.[2] The population was 37 at the 2010 census.[3]

Sula, Montana
Census-designated place
French basin near Sula, 1939
Sula
Coordinates: 45°50′11″N 113°58′54″W
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Ravalli
Area [1]
• Total	3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
• Land	3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,422 ft (1,348 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	41
• Density	12.53/sq mi (4.84/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	59871
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-71800
GNIS feature ID	2583854[2]

The area was originally called Ross's Hole from Alexander Ross, a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trader who had traveled through the area in spring 1824. In 1889, settlers named the post office after Ursula (Sula for short) Thompson, purportedly the first non-Indian child born in Ross’s Hole.[4]

Geography

Sula is located at 45°50′12″N 113°58′54″W, along U.S. Route 93 in southern Ravalli County. It lies along the East Fork of the Bitterroot River at the west end of Ross' Hole, a wide valley surrounded by mountains. It is 35 miles (56 km) north along U.S. 93 to Hamilton, the county seat, and 58 miles (93 km) south over Lost Trail Pass to Salmon, Idaho.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²), of which 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km²), or 1.09%, is water.[3]

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sula has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[5]

Demographics

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