West Kootenai, Montana

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West Kootenai, Montana
Census-designated place
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West Kootenai
West Kootenai (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°57′47″N115°13′9″W / 48.96306°N 115.21917°W / 48.96306; -115.21917
Country United States
State Montana
County Lincoln
Area
[1]
 • Total16.14 sq mi (41.79 km2)
 • Land16.07 sq mi (41.63 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
2,780 ft (850 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total422
 • Density26.25/sq mi (10.14/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 406
FIPS code 30-79105
GNIS feature ID2583864 [2]

West Kootenai is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 365 at the 2010 census. [3]

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Boarding School

The West Kootenai was the location for an all-boys boarding school due to its remote location. It is now closed.

Geography

West Kootenai is in northern Lincoln County, Montana on the west side of Lake Koocanusa, a large reservoir on the Kootenai River. The community is within the Kootenai National Forest. The northern boundary of the CDP is the Canada–United States border, with the Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, to the north. There is no border crossing through West Kootenai; road access is from the south via West Kootenai Road. The city of Eureka, Montana, 11 miles (18 km) to the southeast as the crow flies, is 30 miles (48 km) distant by road.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the West Kootenai CDP has a total area of 16.1 square miles (41.8 km2), of which 16.1 square miles (41.6 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.46%, are water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 422—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Lakes

There are a few named lakes in the West Kootenai. Along West Kootenai Road is Tooley Lake and further down is Alkali Lake accessed via dirt road.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Kootenai, Montana
  3. ↑ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), West Kootenai CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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