Fort Shaw, Montana
Fort Shaw, Montana | |
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Location of Fort Shaw, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′12″N 111°49′08″W / 47.50333°N 111.81889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Cascade |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2) |
| • Land | 5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,527 ft (1,075 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 256 |
| • Density | 45.07/sq mi (17.40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59443 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-28600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408243 |
Fort Shaw is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 280 at the 2010 census. Named for a former United States military outpost, it is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
First called Camp Reynolds, Fort Shaw is named for Col. Robert G. Shaw of Boston, the first white officer to lead a unit of the United States Colored Troops in the American Civil War. The U.S. government established this fort on the Mullan Road in 1867. A community developed around it.