Charlo, Montana

Charlo, Montana
Location of Charlo, Montana
Location of Charlo, Montana
Coordinates: 47°26′24″N 114°10′23″W / 47.44000°N 114.17306°W / 47.44000; -114.17306
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLake
Area
 • Total2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2)
 • Land1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
2,936 ft (895 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total385
 • Density193.37/sq mi (74.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59824
Area code406
FIPS code30-13900
GNIS feature ID0769768

Charlo (Salish: sallu[2]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 385 at the 2020 census.[3]

The town was named in 1918 after the Salish leader Chief Charlo.[4] Previously it had been called Big Flat, Charlotte, and Tabor.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Tachini, Pete (2010). Seliš nyoʻnuntn, Medicine for the Salish language : English to Salish translation dictionary (2nd ed.). Pablo, MT: Salish Kootenai College Press. p. 109. ISBN 9781934594063.
  3. ^ "Charlo CDP, Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Charlo". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2021.