Polson, Montana

Polson, Montana

nčmqnétkʷ
kwataqnuk
Polson, Montana nčmqnétkʷ; kwataqnuk
Town
	Polson and Flathead Lake
	Location of Polson, Montana
	Coordinates: 47°41′17″N 114°9′24″W / 47.68806°N 114.15667°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Lake
Government
• Mayor	Eric Huffine
Area
• Total	4.66 sq mi (12.07 km2)
• Land	4.49 sq mi (11.63 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation	2,927 ft (892 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,148
• Density	1,146.04/sq mi (442.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	59860
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-58750
GNIS feature ID	0775341
Website	www.cityofpolson.com

Polson (Montana Salish: nčmqnétkʷ, Kutenai: kwataqnuk^[3]) is a city in , United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake and within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 5,148 at the 2020 census.^[4] It is the county seat of Lake County.^[5] In 1898 the city was named after pioneer rancher David Polson. It was incorporated in 1910.^[6]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polson, Montana
^ Adam N. Johnson, Regina Sievert and Michael Durglo et al. Indigenous Knowledge and Geoscience on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Northwest Montana: Implications for Place-Based and Culturally Congruent Education. Journal of Geoscience Education. Vol. 62(2):187-202. DOI: 10.5408/12-393.1 https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1163600.pdf
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Polson". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 8, 2021.