Arlee, Montana | |
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 Red water tower in Arlee | |
 Location of Arlee, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′9″N 114°5′24″W / 47.16917°N 114.09000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.47 sq mi (16.75 km2) |
| • Land | 6.47 sq mi (16.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,091 ft (942 m) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 725 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59821 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-02425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0801998 |
Arlee (Salish: nɫq̓alqʷ, nɫq̓a [2]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the Flathead Reservation, Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 725 at the 2020 census. It is named after Alee, a Salish chief.[3] The chief's name has no "r", as the Salish alphabet has no letter "r".[4]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Tachini, Pete (2010). Seliš nyoʻnuntn, Medicine for the Salish language : English to Salish translation dictionary (2nd ed.). Pablo, MT: Salish Kootenai College Press. p. 24. ISBN 9781934594063.
- ^ Carkeek Cheney, Roberta (1983). Names on the Face of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 8. ISBN 0-87842-150-5.
- ^ Christopher, Travis (November 19, 2009). "How Arlee Established Its Name" (PDF). The Jocko. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 19 June 2017.