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Plains (Salish: ncc̓kʷi) is a town in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census. It was founded as Horse Plains and sometimes called Wild Horse Plains, as the local Native Americans would winter their horses here to feed on the grasses in the valley. The name was later shortened to Plains when the US Postal Service established a presence in 1905. The town was established in 1883 as a Northern Pacific Railroad station. == Geography == Plains is located at 47°27′31″N 114°53′6″W (47.458504, −114.885024). The town straddles the Clark Fork River with the fairgrounds on one shore and the town proper on the other. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.60 square miles (1.55 km2), all land. === 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, Plains has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.