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Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ, Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) [3] is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, United States. The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula, of the era of the last interglacial. [4] Flathead Lake is a natural lake along the mainline of the Flathead River.
Feb. 23—Flathead County will purchase a large piece of property south of Kalispell as a potential location for a future jail. County commissioners on Thursday approved buying 114 acres of land ...
Lakeside is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2020 census, up from 2,669 in 2010. [3] In 1892 the town was called Stoner, named after John J. Stoner, proprietor of a hotel near the shores of Flathead Lake.
The Flathead Valley is a region located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana. [1]It includes parts of Flathead County and Lake County.Notable communities include Kalispell, Bigfork, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Polson, Ronan, and St. Ignatius.
Polson (Montana Salish: nčmqnétkʷ, Kutenai: kwataqnuk [3]) is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake and within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 5,148 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Lake County. [5] In 1898 the city was named after pioneer rancher David Polson.
Kalispell is the commercial core for northwest Montana, and has a population of around 28,450 people, making it the second largest city in Glacier Country, Montana. [3] Whitefish is the third largest city in northwest Montana, with 8,915 people. [4] Both cities are served by Glacier Park International Airport.
Supposedly a contraction of the Flathead word, "im-i-sul-e-etiku", meaning "by or near the place of fear or ambush", a reference to Hell Gate Canyon, in which Flathead Native Americans were sometimes attacked by Blackfeet: 4 121,849: 2,598 sq mi (6,729 km 2) Musselshell County: 065: Roundup: Feb 11, 1911: Fergus County, Meagher County ...
Montana Highway 28 passes through the CDP, leading east 13 miles (21 km) to Elmo on Flathead Lake and south 34 miles (55 km) to Plains on the Clark Fork. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 49.6 square miles (128.4 km 2), all land. [4]