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Welcome to Lake County ...

Time Zone: Lake County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Polson is the Seat for Lake County.

Lake County was founded in 1923. Lake was created by taking area from Flathead and Missoula Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lake had a population of 30,458 people. This is an increase of 5.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,789 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake represented 2.91% of the total population of Montana.

Below are some of the communities located in Lake County:

  • Polson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Polson is located in Lake County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polson <2>
  • Ronan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ronan is located in Lake County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronan <2>
  • Saint Ignatius
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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