Summary for Salmon Prairie

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Located in: Lake County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Salmon Pr.

Time Zone: Salmon Prairie lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 406

Elevation: 3,460 feet [1,054.61 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Salmon Prairie:

Lat: 47.629900° (or 47°37'47" N)

Lon: -113.785400° (or -113°47'7" W)

USGS Topo Map: Salmon Prairie<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Salmon Prairie

GNIS ID: 789973

FIPS State / Place Code: 30 / 65800

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Salmon Prairie)

The community of Polson is the County Seat for Lake County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lake)

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,653 sq. miles [4,283.1 km²] - of which 9.89% is water (163.6 sq. miles [423.6 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 16,588

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lake

GNIS ID: 1796943

FIPS State / County Code: 30 / 047

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Salmon Prairie)

About Montana

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Montana

Official Website: https://mt.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Montana

GNIS ID: 767982

FIPS State: 30

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Salmon Prairie)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salmon Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Salmon Prairie, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Salmon Prairie.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Salmon Prairie. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).