Sylvanite, Montana
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Sylvanite, Montana | |
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  Sylvanite Location of Sylvanite, Montana  Sylvanite Sylvanite (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′20″N 115°53′05″W / 48.73889°N 115.88472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.71 sq mi (14.80 km2) |
| • Land | 5.71 sq mi (14.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,690 ft (820 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 98 |
| • Density | 17.1/sq mi (6.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-73165 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583857[2] |
Sylvanite is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sylvanite had a population of 98.[3]
The community is in Kootenai National Forest in northwestern Lincoln County, in the valley of the Yaak River, a south-flowing tributary of the Kootenai River. Yaak River Road (National Forest Road 92) runs through the valley, leading south 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 2 in the Kootenai valley and northeast (upriver) 17 miles (27 km) to Yaak.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sylvanite CDP has an area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km2), all land.[4]
