Sylvanite, Montana

Coordinates: 48°42′58″N 115°52′28″W / 48.71611°N 115.87444°W / 48.71611; -115.87444
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Sylvanite, Montana
Sylvanite is located in Montana
Sylvanite
Sylvanite
Location of Sylvanite, Montana
Sylvanite is located in the United States
Sylvanite
Sylvanite
Sylvanite (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°42′58″N 115°52′28″W / 48.71611°N 115.87444°W / 48.71611; -115.87444
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLincoln
Area
 • Total5.71 sq mi (14.80 km2)
 • Land5.71 sq mi (14.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,690 ft (820 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total98
 • Density17.15/sq mi (6.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code406
FIPS code30-73165
GNIS feature ID2583857[2]

Sylvanite is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 103 at the 2010 census.[3]

The community is in Kootenai National Forest in northwestern Lincoln County, in the valley of the Yaak River, a south-flowing tributary of the Kootenai River. Yaak River Road (National Forest Road 92) runs through the valley, leading south 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 2 in the Kootenai valley and northeast (upriver) 17 miles (27 km) to Yaak.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sylvanite CDP has an area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202098
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sylvanite, Montana
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Sylvanite CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.