Swan Lake, Montana

Swan Lake is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lake County, Montana, United States.[3] Its population was 113 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Swan Lake, Montana
Census-designated place
Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Coordinates: 47°55′45″N 113°50′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLake
Area
 • Total7.605 sq mi (19.70 km2)
 • Land7.605 sq mi (19.70 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
3,104 ft (946 m)
Population
 • Total113
 • Density15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)406
GNIS feature ID791786[3]
FIPS code30-72850

Geography

The Swan Lake CDP is in northeastern Lake County, on the east shore of the south end of the lake of the same name. The CDP extends east to the Lake County/Flathead County line, which runs along the crest of the Swan Range. The northern edge of the CDP follows Groom Creek, while the southern edge follows Bond Creek. Elevations range from 3,066 feet (935 m) on Swan Lake to 7,218 feet (2,200 m) at the summit of Con Kelly Mountain in the Swan Range. Montana Highway 83 runs through the community close to the shore of Swan Lake; it leads northwest 20 miles (32 km) to Montana Highway 35 north of Bigfork and south 71 miles (114 km) to Montana Highway 200 at Clearwater. Kalispell is 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Swan Lake via Highways 83, 82, and 93.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Swan Lake CDP has an area of 7.6 square miles (19.7 km2), all of it recorded as land.[4]

Notable people
  • Burke Riley, Alaska territorial and state official was born in Swan Lake.[5]

Notes
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Swan Lake CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. "Swan Lake, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  5. Burke Riley, signer of AK Constitution, dead at 92



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