Whitlash, Montana

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Whitlash, Montana
Unincorporated community
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Whitlash
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Whitlash
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 48°54′32″N111°15′07″W / 48.90889°N 111.25194°W / 48.90889; -111.25194
Country United States
State Montana
County Liberty
Area
[1]
 • Total0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
 • Land0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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3,940 ft (1,200 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4
 • Density90.91/sq mi (35.39/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
FIPS code 30-80275
GNIS feature ID2804310 [2]

Whitlash is an unincorporated community in northwestern Liberty County, Montana, United States. [2]

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Location

Whitlash is about five miles south of the province of Alberta across the Canada–US border. [3]

It is located near the East Butte of the Sweet Grass Hills which are major historic and physical landmarks of the Great Plains. Sacred to the American Indians, "The Hills" served as hunting grounds, battlegrounds, spiritual grounds, and of course were used for navigational purposes as well.

Accessibility and Population

The community is accessible only by unpaved road. The Whitlash Border Crossing is about five miles to the north. As of 2014, Whitlash, with the zip code of 59545, had a population of 35 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 133.33 percent. [4]

Post office and Education Services

It has a post office and an elementary school that provides educational services in grades prekindergarten through 8.

The post office opened in 1892. [5] The post office moved 6 times, until Alfred and Tom Strode laid out a townsite on Half Breed Creek in 1905. U.S. Customs operated out of the town from 1933 until 1969, when it was moved to the actual border.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 4—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

In the 2020 census, there were 4 people in the CDP. The racial makeup of CDP was 75% White, and 25% from two or more races. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitlash, Montana
  3. ↑ "Whitlash, Montana - 3321. U.S. Customs and Border Protection". www.cbp.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Best Places to Live in Whitlash (zip 59545), Montana". www.bestplaces.net. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Whitlash". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2023.


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