Helena, Montana, United States

E304083

city state capital

Helena, Montana, United States, is the capital city of Montana, known historically as a prosperous 19th-century gold rush town and as the birthplace of actor Gary Cooper.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Helena, Montana	24
Helena, Montana, United States canonical	3
city of Helena	1
the city of Helena, Montana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2844825 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Helena, Montana, United States
Context triple: [Gary Cooper, placeOfBirth, Helena, Montana, United States]

A. Bozeman, Montana, United States
Bozeman, Montana, United States is a rapidly growing city in southwestern Montana known for its outdoor recreation, proximity to Yellowstone National Park, and emerging technology and research sectors.
B. Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, Montana is a mid-sized city in north-central Montana known for its series of waterfalls on the Missouri River and its role as a regional economic and cultural center.
C. Gardiner, Montana
Gardiner, Montana is a small gateway town in southwestern Montana that serves as a primary northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
D. Sweetgrass, Montana
Sweetgrass, Montana is a small unincorporated community in northern Montana that serves as a key border crossing point between the United States and Canada.
E. Butte, Montana
Butte, Montana is a historic mining city in southwestern Montana known for its rich copper-mining heritage and well-preserved Old West character.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Helena, Montana, United States
Target entity description: Helena, Montana, United States, is the capital city of Montana, known historically as a prosperous 19th-century gold rush town and as the birthplace of actor Gary Cooper.

A. Bozeman, Montana, United States
Bozeman, Montana, United States is a rapidly growing city in southwestern Montana known for its outdoor recreation, proximity to Yellowstone National Park, and emerging technology and research sectors.
B. Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, Montana is a mid-sized city in north-central Montana known for its series of waterfalls on the Missouri River and its role as a regional economic and cultural center.
C. Gardiner, Montana
Gardiner, Montana is a small gateway town in southwestern Montana that serves as a primary northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
D. Sweetgrass, Montana
Sweetgrass, Montana is a small unincorporated community in northern Montana that serves as a key border crossing point between the United States and Canada.
E. Butte, Montana
Butte, Montana is a historic mining city in southwestern Montana known for its rich copper-mining heritage and well-preserved Old West character.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ state capital ⓘ
areaCode	406 ⓘ
capitalOf	Montana ⓘ
climate	continental climate ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countySeatOf	Lewis and Clark County, Montana ⓘ
daylightSavingTimeZone	Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ
economy	education ⓘ government services ⓘ healthcare ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1,230 meters ⓘ approximately 4,050 feet ⓘ
FIPSCode	30-35600 ⓘ
foundedAs	mining camp ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	0773415 ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–commission government ⓘ
hasAirport	Helena Regional Airport ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Helena Historic District ⓘ
hasInstitution	Carroll College ⓘ Helena College University of Montana ⓘ linked to: University of Montana
hasLandmark	Cathedral of Saint Helena ⓘ Gates of the Mountains area ⓘ linked to: Gates of the Mountains Wilderness Helena Civic Center ⓘ Last Chance Gulch ⓘ Montana State Capitol ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity	19th century ⓘ
isCountySeat	yes ⓘ
knownFor	19th-century gold rush history ⓘ being the birthplace of actor Gary Cooper ⓘ historic gold mining wealth ⓘ
KöppenClimateClassification	Dfb ⓘ
locatedIn	Lewis and Clark County, Montana ⓘ
locatedNear	Missouri River ⓘ
namedAfter	Helena, Arkansas ⓘ
nickname	Queen City of the Rockies ⓘ
originalName	Last Chance Gulch ⓘ
partOf	Helena micropolitan area ⓘ Northern Rocky Mountains region ⓘ linked to: Northern Rocky Mountains
postalCodeRange	59601 ⓘ 59602 ⓘ
region	western Montana ⓘ
state	Montana ⓘ
timeZone	Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
transportation	served by Interstate 15 ⓘ served by U.S. Route 12 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited