Bear Dance, Montana

Bear Dance, Montana
Bear Dance, Montana
Census-designated place
	Bear Dance Location of Bear Dance, Montana Bear Dance Bear Dance (the United States)
	Coordinates: 47°53′10″N 114°01′37″W / 47.88611°N 114.02694°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Lake
Area
• Total	2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2)
• Land	2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	3,110 ft (950 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	281
• Density	101.2/sq mi (39.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-04410
GNIS feature ID	2583788

CountryUnited States

Elevation

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3,110 ft (950 m)

Bear Dance is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 275 at the United States 2010 census, and was 281 at the 2020 census.^[3] It is located on Montana Highway 35 on the east bank of Flathead Lake, 22 miles northeast from Polson, and 11 miles south from Bigfork.

Climate data for Bear Dance, MT (1991–2020 normals, 3156 ft a.s.l.)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	32.6 (0.3)	36.4 (2.4)	45.2 (7.3)	53.7 (12.1)	63.8 (17.7)	70.3 (21.3)	81.3 (27.4)	81.0 (27.2)	69.9 (21.1)	54.7 (12.6)	40.5 (4.7)	32.4 (0.2)	55.2 (12.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)	25.9 (−3.4)	27.9 (−2.3)	35.2 (1.8)	42.6 (5.9)	51.3 (10.7)	57.8 (14.3)	65.6 (18.7)	64.8 (18.2)	55.6 (13.1)	43.8 (6.6)	33.1 (0.6)	26.3 (−3.2)	44.2 (6.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	19.2 (−7.1)	19.5 (−6.9)	25.1 (−3.8)	31.5 (−0.3)	38.8 (3.8)	45.2 (7.3)	49.9 (9.9)	48.6 (9.2)	41.4 (5.2)	32.8 (0.4)	25.6 (−3.6)	20.2 (−6.6)	33.2 (0.7)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	1.78 (45)	1.11 (28)	1.68 (43)	2.14 (54)	2.74 (70)	3.51 (89)	1.47 (37)	1.16 (29)	1.96 (50)	1.95 (50)	1.97 (50)	1.74 (44)	23.2 (590)
Average dew point °F (°C)	20.2 (−6.6)	21.1 (−6.1)	25.2 (−3.8)	30.1 (−1.1)	37.0 (2.8)	43.7 (6.5)	44.7 (7.1)	43.4 (6.3)	39.7 (4.3)	33.2 (0.7)	26.3 (−3.2)	20.2 (−6.6)	32.1 (0.1)
Source: PRISM Climate Group^[6]

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	281		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Montana, United States
County seat: Polson
Cities	Polson Ronan	Lake County map
Town	St. Ignatius
CDPs	Arlee Bear Dance Big Arm Charlo Dayton Elmo Finley Point Jette Kerr Kicking Horse Kings Point Lake Mary Ronan Lindisfarne Pablo Ravalli Rocky Point Rollins Swan Lake Turtle Lake Woods Bay
Unincorporated community	Proctor
Indian reservation	Flathead Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Demographics

Bear Dance, Montana
Census-designated place
Bear Dance Location of Bear Dance, Montana Show map of Montana Bear Dance Bear Dance (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 47°53′10″N 114°01′37″W / 47.88611°N 114.02694°W / 47.88611; -114.02694
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Lake
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.78 sq mi (7.19 km²)
• Land	2.78 sq mi (7.19 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation ^[2]	3,110 ft (950 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	281
• Density	101.2/sq mi (39.09/km²)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-04410
GNIS feature ID	2583788^[2]