Prairie Elk Colony, Montana

Prairie Elk Colony, Montana
Census-designated place
Prairie Elk Colony is located in Montana
Prairie Elk Colony
Prairie Elk Colony
Prairie Elk Colony is located in the United States
Prairie Elk Colony
Prairie Elk Colony
Coordinates: 48°0′51″N 105°47′49″W / 48.01417°N 105.79694°W / 48.01417; -105.79694
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyMcCone
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
 • Land0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,040 ft (620 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
0
 • Density0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
59201 (Wolf Point)
Area code406
FIPS code30-59650
GNIS feature ID2806640[3]

Prairie Elk Colony is a Hutterite community[4] and census-designated place (CDP) in McCone County, Montana, United States. It is on the northern edge of the county, just south of the Missouri River, which forms the county line. By road it is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Wolf Point, the nearest town.

The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census,[3] at which time the population was recorded as 0.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20200—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Prairie Elk Colony CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Prairie Elk Colony Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Morton, Claudette, ed. (2010). Essential Understandings of Montana Hutterites: A Resource for Educators and Students (PDF). Montana Office of Public Instruction. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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