Sand Coulee, Montana

CountryUnited States

Elevation

^[2]

3,691 ft (1,125 m)

Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))

ZIP code

59472

Sand Coulee, Montana
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°24′09″N 111°10′21″W / 47.40250°N 111.17250°W / 47.40250; -111.17250
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Cascade
Area [1]
• Total	2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2)
• Land	2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,691 ft (1,125 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	179
• Density	66.6/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[2]

Sand Coulee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sand Coulee had a population of 179.^[3]

Named Giffen in 1881, after Nat McGiffen, the town’s name changed to Sand Coulee when the McGiffens left the area.^[4] 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.^[4]