Sylvanite, Montana

Sylvanite is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 103 at the 2010 census.[2]

Sylvanite, Montana
Sylvanite
Location of Sylvanite, Montana
Sylvanite
Sylvanite (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°42′58″N 115°52′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLincoln
Area
  Total5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
  Land5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
2,715 ft (828 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total103
  Density18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)406
FIPS code30-73165
GNIS feature ID2583857[1]

The community is in Kootenai National Forest in northwestern Lincoln County, in the valley of the Yaak River, a south-flowing tributary of the Kootenai River. Yaak River Road (National Forest Road 92) runs through the valley, leading south 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 2 in the Kootenai valley and northeast (upriver) 17 miles (27 km) to Yaak.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sylvanite CDP has an area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km2), all land.[3]

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