Sand Coulee, Montana
Sand Coulee, Montana | |
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| Coordinates: 47°24′09″N 111°10′21″W / 47.40250°N 111.17250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Cascade |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,691 ft (1,125 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 179 |
| • Density | 66.62/sq mi (25.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59472 |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583842 |
Sand Coulee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana, United States. Its population was 212 as of the 2010 census.
Named Giffen in 1881, after Nat McGiffen, the town’s name changed to Sand Coulee when the McGiffens left the area. In 1883 Sand Coulee Coal Company, a coal mining company, was established. Recognizing the potential, James J. Hill purchased the company and renamed it Cottonwood Coal Company. The town slowly withered when the railroad switched to diesel engines in the 1930s.