| Official Name: | Lakeside, Montana |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Flathead |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 46.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 36.47 |
| Area Water Km2: | 10.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 17.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 14.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.88 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2705 |
| Population Density Km2: | 74.17 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 192.09 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2917 |
| Coordinates: | 48.02°N -114.2281°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 59922 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 30-41950 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0785927 |
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.[2]
In 1892 the town was called Stoner, named after John J. Stoner, proprietor of a hotel near the shores of Flathead Lake. A community named Lakeside already existed in Roosevelt County. With its demise in 1920, this town changed its name.[3]
West Shore State Park is 5 miles south of town.
Lakeside is located in southern Flathead County. It is on the western shore of the north end of Flathead Lake. It is bordered to the north by Somers, and it extends south as far as the Lake County line.
U.S. Route 93 passes through Lakeside, leading north to Kalispell and south to Polson at the south end of Flathead Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lakeside CDP has a total area of 46.5km2, of which 36.4km2 is land and 10.1km2, or 21.69%, is water.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,679 people, 705 households, and 520 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 228.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 956 housing units at an average density of 130.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.92% White, 0.06% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. 15.6% were of English, 15.3% German, 14.8% Norwegian, 8.2% United States or American, 7.3% Irish and 5.5% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 705 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,048, and the median income for a family was $43,839. Males had a median income of $30,819 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,533. About 13.6% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
The FM radio station KOLK is licensed in Lakeside.[6] It plays a country music format.