Sleeping Buffalo, Montana
Sleeping Buffalo, Montana | |
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  Sleeping Buffalo  Sleeping Buffalo | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′59″N 107°31′55″W / 48.48306°N 107.53194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Phillips |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,241 ft (683 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12 |
| • Density | 64.52/sq mi (24.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 59261 (Saco) |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-68985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804316[2] |
Sleeping Buffalo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is in the eastern part of the county on Secondary Highway 243, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the Sleeping Buffalo Rock historic site on U.S. Route 2. Via US-2, it is a further 10 miles (16 km) east to Saco and 18 miles (29 km) southwest to Malta, the Phillips county seat. The Sleeping Buffalo CDP is on high ground between Nelson Reservoir to the north and the valley of Beaver Creek to the south.
The location was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 12 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Media
[edit]The Phillips County News is a weekly local newspaper.[4] They provide a printed paper as well as news online.
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sleeping Buffalo Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "News". Phillips County News. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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