Fort Shaw, Montana

Fort Shaw, Montana
Location of Fort Shaw, Montana
Location of Fort Shaw, Montana
Coordinates: 47°30′12″N 111°49′08″W / 47.50333°N 111.81889°W / 47.50333; -111.81889
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyCascade
Area
 • Total
5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2)
 • Land5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,527 ft (1,075 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
256
 • Density45.07/sq mi (17.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59443
Area code406
FIPS code30-28600
GNIS feature ID2408243[2]

Fort Shaw is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 280 at the 2010 census.[3] Named for a former United States military outpost, it is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

First called Camp Reynolds, Fort Shaw is named for Col. Robert G. Shaw of Boston, the first white officer to lead a unit of the United States Colored Troops in the American Civil War. The U.S. government established this fort on the Mullan Road in 1867.[4] A community developed around it.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Shaw, Montana
  3. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Fort Shaw CDP, Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Fort Shaw". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

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