Elkhorn, Montana

Elkhorn, Montana
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Elkhorn is located in Montana
Elkhorn
Elkhorn
Elkhorn is located in the United States
Elkhorn
Elkhorn
Coordinates: 46°16′29″N 111°56′45″W / 46.27472°N 111.94583°W / 46.27472; -111.94583[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyJefferson
Established1872
Named forElkhorn Mountains
Area
 • Total6.74 sq mi (17.46 km2)
 • Land6.74 sq mi (17.46 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation6,444 ft (1,964 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12
 • Density1.78/sq mi (0.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code406
FIPS code30-23865
GNIS feature ID0783128[1]

Elkhorn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States, in the Elkhorn Mountains of the southwestern part of the state. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 10.[3] The community is considered a ghost town,[4][5] and two of its buildings are preserved as Elkhorn State Park.[6][4]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkhorn, Montana
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Elkhorn CDP, Montana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Elkhorn Ghost Town". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Elkhorn Ghost Town, Montana - Discovering Montana". April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference mfwp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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