Sand Coulee, Montana | |
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  Sand Coulee, Montana  Sand Coulee, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′58″N 111°10′04″W / 47.39944°N 111.16778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Cascade |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,471 ft (1,058 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 179 |
| • Density | 66.62/sq mi (25.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59472 |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 776169[2] |
Sand Coulee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana, United States. Its population was 212 as of the 2010 census.[3] Sand Coulee has a post office with ZIP code 59472.[4][5]
Named Giffen in 1881, after Nat McGiffen, the town’s name changed to Sand Coulee when the McGiffens left the area.[6] In 1883 Sand Coulee Coal Company, a coal mining company, was established. Recognizing the potential, James J. Hill purchased the company and renamed it Cottonwood Coal Company. The town slowly withered when the railroad switched to diesel engines in the 1930s.[6]
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- ^ "Sand Coulee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Sand Coulee". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2021.