| Whitlash, Montana | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Whitlash |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Montana##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4 |
| Population Density Km2: | 35.39 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3940 |
| Coordinates: | 48.9089°N -111.2519°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 30-80275 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2804310 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 90.91 |
Whitlash is an unincorporated community in northwestern Liberty County, Montana, United States.
Whitlash is about five miles south of the province of Alberta across the Canada–US border.[2]
It is located near the East Butte of the Sweet Grass Hills which are major historic and physical landmarks of the Great Plains. Sacred to the American Indians, "The Hills" served as hunting grounds, battlegrounds, spiritual grounds, and of course were used for navigational purposes as well.
The community is accessible only by unpaved road. The Whitlash Border Crossing is about five miles to the north. As of 2014, Whitlash, with the zip code of 59545, had a population of 35 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 133.33 percent.[3]
It has a post office and an elementary school that provides educational services in grades prekindergarten through 8.
The post office opened in 1892.[4] The post office moved 6 times, until Alfred and Tom Strode laid out a townsite on Half Breed Creek in 1905. U.S. Customs operated out of the town from 1933 until 1969, when it was moved to the actual border.
In the 2020 census, there were 4 people in the CDP. The racial makeup of CDP was 75% White, and 25% from two or more races.[5]