Lakeview, Montana

Lakeview is an unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.[2] Lakeview lies along Southside Centennial Road, approximately halfway between Lima to the west and West Yellowstone to the east.44°35′58″N 111°48′38″W

Lakeview, Montana
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyBeaverhead
Area
  Total0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
  Land0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total15
  Density19.48/sq mi (7.52/km2)
FIPS code30-42100
GNIS feature ID773188[2]

Originally named Shambow, for George H. Shambow, one of the area’s earliest residents and its first postmaster, this Centennial Valley town was renamed Magdalen and finally, in the late 1890s, Lakeview.[3]

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is nearby.

Climate

Climate data for Lakeview, Montana (6710ft or 2045m), 1991–2020 normals, snowfall 1904–2014
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 24.2
(−4.3)
27.1
(−2.7)
36.0
(2.2)
47.1
(8.4)
58.6
(14.8)
66.9
(19.4)
77.5
(25.3)
76.5
(24.7)
66.8
(19.3)
50.9
(10.5)
36.3
(2.4)
23.7
(−4.6)
49.3
(9.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 14.0
(−10.0)
16.2
(−8.8)
24.8
(−4.0)
35.8
(2.1)
45.3
(7.4)
52.7
(11.5)
60.1
(15.6)
58.8
(14.9)
50.6
(10.3)
38.1
(3.4)
25.5
(−3.6)
14.4
(−9.8)
36.4
(2.4)
Average low °F (°C) 3.9
(−15.6)
5.3
(−14.8)
13.7
(−10.2)
24.5
(−4.2)
32.1
(0.1)
38.4
(3.6)
42.7
(5.9)
41.2
(5.1)
34.5
(1.4)
25.2
(−3.8)
14.7
(−9.6)
5.2
(−14.9)
23.5
(−4.7)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.33
(34)
1.10
(28)
1.37
(35)
2.12
(54)
2.66
(68)
2.53
(64)
1.21
(31)
1.16
(29)
1.53
(39)
2.05
(52)
1.61
(41)
1.22
(31)
19.89
(506)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 16.7
(42)
13.3
(34)
16.9
(43)
10.4
(26)
4.1
(10)
0.4
(1.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
1.6
(4.1)
4.5
(11)
11.1
(28)
15.9
(40)
94.9
(239.1)
Source 1: NOAA[4]
Source 2: WRCC[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202015
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Notes

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakeview, Montana
  3. "Lakeview". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. "Lakeview, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  5. "LAKEVIEW, MONTANA (244820)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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