Lakeview, Montana

Lakeview, Montana
Census-Designated Place
Map
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyBeaverhead
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15
 • Density19.48/sq mi (7.52/km2)
FIPS code30-42100
GNIS feature ID773188[2]

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 / 44.59944°N 111.81056°W / 44.59944; -111.81056 (Lakeview, Montana)

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, 1991–2020 normals, 1942–2020 extremes: 6710ft (2045m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 50
(10) 		52
(11) 		59
(15) 		75
(24) 		82
(28) 		91
(33) 		95
(35) 		94
(34) 		97
(36) 		85
(29) 		67
(19) 		55
(13) 		97
(36)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 38.4
(3.6) 		39.6
(4.2) 		49.5
(9.7) 		62.7
(17.1) 		73.3
(22.9) 		79.6
(26.4) 		86.7
(30.4) 		85.8
(29.9) 		80.6
(27.0) 		68.5
(20.3) 		51.7
(10.9) 		38.8
(3.8) 		84.9
(29.4)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −23.6
(−30.9) 		−22.1
(−30.1) 		−8.5
(−22.5) 		8.8
(−12.9) 		19.0
(−7.2) 		26.2
(−3.2) 		34.3
(1.3) 		30.3
(−0.9) 		20.7
(−6.3) 		6.2
(−14.3) 		−8.0
(−22.2) 		−20.4
(−29.1) 		−29.4
(−34.1)
Record low °F (°C) −49
(−45) 		−41
(−41) 		−28
(−33) 		−13
(−25) 		5
(−15) 		18
(−8) 		19
(−7) 		20
(−7) 		4
(−16) 		−16
(−27) 		−31
(−35) 		−45
(−43) 		−49
(−45)
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) 10.3
(26) 		11.7
(30) 		11.7
(30) 		9.3
(24) 		3.8
(9.7) 		0.2
(0.51) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.7
(1.8) 		2.9
(7.4) 		9.4
(24) 		9.3
(24) 		69.3
(177.41)
Source 1: NOAA[4]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins & 1982-2010 snowfall)[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. ^ a b 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. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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