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Welcome to Lodge Grass ...

The town of Lodge Grass is located in Big Horn County<1>.


The location of Lodge Grass has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lodge Grass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lodge Grass has a population of 445 people<3> (see below for details).

Lodge Grass is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lodge Grass is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lodge Grass lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lodge Grass: (406)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lodge Grass had an population of 445 people. This is an increase of 3.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lodge Grass had a population of 428 people. This makes Lodge Grass the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lodge Grass represents 0.04% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 428 people, the population of Lodge Grass decreased 16.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 510 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lodge Grass.

Communities near Lodge Grass ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Lodge Grass.

  • Wyola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Garryowen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Xavier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow Agency
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Parkman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Busby
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Smith
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Ranchester
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Sheridan County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lodge Grass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lodge Grass.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lodge Grass. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lodge Grass.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lodge Grass ...

Looking for more information about Lodge Grass? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lodge Grass, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lodge Grass.

Adding Lodge Grass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lodge Grass in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lodge Grass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lodge Grass post office opened in 1900.

We also found Lodge Grass on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lodge Grass.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lodge Grass. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lodge Grass.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lodge Grass - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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