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Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Sleeping Buffalo, Montana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 48°28′59″N 107°31′55″W / 48.48306°N 107.53194°W / 48.48306; -107.53194
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyPhillips
Area
 • Total0.19 sq mi (0.49 km)
 • Land0.19 sq mi (0.48 km)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km)
Elevation2,241 ft (683 m)
Population
 • Total12
 • Density64.52/sq mi (24.93/km)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code59261 (Saco)
Area code406
FIPS code30-68985
GNIS feature ID2804316

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202012—
U.S. Decennial Census

Media

The Phillips County News is a weekly local newspaper. They provide a printed paper as well as news online.

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sleeping Buffalo Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. "News". Phillips County News. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
Municipalities and communities of Phillips County, Montana, United States
County seat: Malta
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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