Working using his own capital, Charles Edward Conrad, a businessman and
banker from Fort Benton, Montana, formed the Kalispell Townsite Company with
three other men. The townsite was quickly platted and lots began selling by the
spring of 1891. It was officially incorporated as a city the following year.
Since that time, the city of Kalispell has continued to grow in population
reaching 19,927 in 2010. As the largest city in Northwest Montana, Kalispell serves
as the county seat and commercial center of Flathead County. The city is
considered a secondary trade center with a trade area of approximately 130,000.
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