Racetrack, Montana Explained

Official Name:Racetrack, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Racetrack
Coordinates:46.2772°N -112.7447°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Powell
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.12
Area Land Sq Mi:1.12
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:2.91
Area Land Km2:2.91
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:14.43
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4681
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:59722 (Deer Lodge)
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-60400
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806663
Population Total:42
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:37.37

Racetrack is a census-designated place (CDP) in Powell County, Montana, United States. It contains the unincorporated communities of Racetrack and Dempsey. It is on the southern edge of Powell County, bordered to the south by Deer Lodge County. Interstate 90 passes through Racetrack, with access from Exit 195. I-90 leads south and east to Butte and north 8miles to Deer Lodge, the Powell county seat.

The Clark Fork river forms the eastern edge of the Racetrack CDP. Racetrack Creek, rising to the west in the Flint Creek Range, flows through the northern part of the CDP before joining the Clark Fork.

Racetrack was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.