Sleeping Buffalo, Montana Explained

Official Name:Sleeping Buffalo, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Sleeping Buffalo
Coordinates:48.4831°N -107.5319°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Phillips
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.19
Area Land Sq Mi:0.19
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.49
Area Land Km2:0.48
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:24.93
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:2241
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:59261 (Saco)
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-68985
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2804316
Population Total:12
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:64.52

Sleeping Buffalo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is in the eastern part of the county on Secondary Highway 243, north of the Sleeping Buffalo Rock historic site on U.S. Route 2. Via US-2, it is a further 10miles east to Saco and southwest to Malta, the Phillips county seat. The Sleeping Buffalo CDP is on high ground between Nelson Reservoir to the north and the valley of Beaver Creek to the south.

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

Demographics

Media

The Phillips County News is a weekly local newspaper.[2] They provide a printed paper as well as news online.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: News . Phillips County News . 2 January 2024.