Lockwood, Montana
| Lockwood, Montana | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Lockwood, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 45°48′27″N 108°25′25″W / 45.80750°N 108.42361°WCoordinates: 45°48′27″N 108°25′25″W / 45.80750°N 108.42361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Yellowstone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.9 sq mi (20.4 km2) |
| • Land | 12.5 sq mi (19.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,094 ft (943 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,797 |
| • Density | 860.3/sq mi (332.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 59101 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-44200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867340 |
Lockwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. Lockwood had the largest growth rate in the state of Montana with 57.8% growth since 2000. The 2010 census put Lockwood’s population at 6,797. Lockwood is a suburb of Billings and is the second largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Area. Annexation of Lockwood to Billings has been studied; however, the June 2009 Billings City Council Annexation Plan states that the city has no plans to annex Lockwood in the foreseeable future.
Lockwood is located at 45°48′27″N 108°25′25″W / 45.80750°N 108.42361°W (45.807504, -108.423600).
The CDP has a total area of 12.90 square miles (33.4 km2) with 527 inhabitants per square mile (203/km2).
Lockwood bordered Crow “Mitsiadazi” Reservation, in the 1800s. Cows replacing the buffalo brought an end to the plains Indians way of life. Lockwood was named after Captain Lockwood, reputed as a famous Indian fighter and surveyor for the government, camped in the foothills in the late 1800s. In 1907, settlers opened a public road through Lockwood flats of heavy loam to the 2nd crossing of dry creek, to the Dry Creek Road traversing to the Reservation. The old Indian supply road is still etched into the side of the hill at the south end of Exxon Road which was later called Peter Hoe Road.
Lockwood Flats was home of the Johnson Ranch. Just to the southeast of the ranch, one can find reminisces of Cavalry camps as they stay in the area for a whole winter surveying the land for the federal government. The area known as Lockwood flats was also originally the site of a stop called Hirsch, located just between Johnson Lane and old Coulson Road. A community began to develop around it, however, the topographical name Lockwood stuck, and the name Hirsch was eventually forgotten. On June 16, 1965, an F3 tornado touched down near Lockwood. It was the strongest tornado ever recorded in Yellowstone County.
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