Pioneer Junction, Montana
Census-designated place
Pioneer Junction is located in Montana
Pioneer Junction
Pioneer Junction
Location of Pioneer Junction, Montana
Pioneer Junction is located in the United States
Pioneer Junction
Pioneer Junction
Pioneer Junction (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°20′9″N 115°31′6″W / 48.33583°N 115.51833°W / 48.33583; -115.51833
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLincoln
Area
[1]
 • Total3.52 sq mi (9.13 km2)
 • Land3.52 sq mi (9.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,438 ft (743 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total902
 • Density255.96/sq mi (98.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code406
FIPS code30-57950
GNIS feature ID2583833[2]

Pioneer Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 959 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

The community is south of the center of Lincoln County, along U.S. Route 2. It is bordered to the north by the White Haven CDP. Libby, the county seat, is 4 miles (6 km) to the north via US 2 westbound, and Kalispell is 84 miles (135 km) eastbound on US 2.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pioneer Junction CDP has an area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all land.[4] It sits between two creeks, Libby Creek to the east and its tributary, Big Cherry Creek, to the west. Libby Creek flows north to the Kootenai River at Libby and is part of the Columbia River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020902—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pioneer Junction, Montana
  3. ↑ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Pioneer Junction CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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