Sylvanite, Montana

Sylvanite, Montana
Sylvanite
Location of Sylvanite, Montana
Sylvanite
Sylvanite (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°44′20″N 115°53′05″W / 48.73889°N 115.88472°W / 48.73889; -115.88472
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLincoln
Area
 • Total
5.71 sq mi (14.80 km2)
 • Land5.71 sq mi (14.80 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,690 ft (820 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
98
 • Density17.1/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. As of the 2020 census, Sylvanite had a population of 98.[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

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

References

  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. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  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.