Fox Lake, Montana | |
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CDP | |
Location of Fox Lake, Montana |
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Coordinates: 47°41′3″N 104°37′30″W / 47.68417°N 104.62500°WCoordinates: 47°41′3″N 104°37′30″W / 47.68417°N 104.62500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Richland |
Area | |
• Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
• Land | 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2) |
• Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
Elevation | 2,372 ft (723 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 158 |
• Density | 37.3/sq mi (14.4/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
Area code(s) | 406 |
GNIS feature ID | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fox Lake |
GNIS feature ID |
Fox Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, Montana, United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census.
Within the CDP, as well as the settlement of Fox Lake, is located the settlement of Lambert. Lambert was built as a station stop along the Great Northern Railway branch line extending west from Sidney, Montana. Due to the station's proximity to Fox Lake, the post office was originally named Fox Lake. The Lambert post office was established in 1914 with Edmund Bronson as the local postmaster.
Fox Lake is located at 47°41′3″N 104°37′30″W / 47.68417°N 104.62500°W (47.684208, -104.625103), 21 miles (34 km) west of Sidney on Montana Highway 200 near the Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (10.9 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it (26.14%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 157 people, 58 households, and 41 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 37.3 people per square mile (14.4/km²). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 15.2 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.73% White, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.