Editing Lakeside, Montana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Montana, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Lakeside, Montana
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Flathead County, Montana|Flathead]]
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|area_total_km2           = 46.52
|area_land_km2            = 36.47
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 2705
|population_density_km2   = 74.17
|population_density_sq_mi = 192.09
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|postal_code              = 59922
|area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
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|blank_info               = 30-41950
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|blank1_info              = 2408563<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408563}}</ref>
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'''Lakeside''' is an [[unincorporated area]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Flathead County, Montana|Flathead County]], [[Montana]], United States. The population was 2,705 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 2,669 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Lakeside+montana |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

In 1892 the town was called Stoner, named after John J. Stoner, proprietor of a hotel near the shores of [[Flathead Lake]]. A community named Lakeside already existed in [[Roosevelt County, Montana|Roosevelt County]]. With its demise in 1920, this town changed its name.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Lakeside |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref>

[[West Shore State Park]] is 5 miles south of town.

==Geography==
Lakeside is located in southern Flathead County. It is on the western shore of the north end of [[Flathead Lake]]. It is bordered to the north by [[Somers, Montana|Somers]], and it extends south as far as the [[Lake County, Montana|Lake County]] line.

[[U.S. Route 93 in Montana|U.S. Route 93]] passes through Lakeside, leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Kalispell, Montana|Kalispell]] and south {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Polson, Montana|Polson]] at the south end of Flathead Lake.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Lakeside CDP has a total area of {{convert|46.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|36.4|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|10.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 21.69%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Lakeside CDP, Montana |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3041950 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054853/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3041950 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=June 7, 2016 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 1679
| 2010 = 2669
| 2020 = 2705
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,679 people, 705 households, and 520 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|228.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 956 housing units at an average density of {{convert|130.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.07% of the population. 15.6% were of [[English people|English]], 15.3% [[German people|German]], 14.8% [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]], 8.2% United States or American, 7.3% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5.5% [[Italian people|Italian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 705 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,048, and the median income for a family was $43,839. Males had a median income of $30,819 versus $21,591 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,533. About 13.6% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
The FM radio station [[KOLK]] is licensed in Lakeside.<ref>{{cite web |title=KOLK |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=183365 |publisher=FCC |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> It plays a country music format.

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="150px">
Lakeside DSCF5507.jpg|Lakeside seen from the south
Community_Chapel_Lakeside_DSCF5249.JPG|Lakeside Community Chapel
Lakeside DSCF5519.jpg|Volunteer Park 
Lakeside DSCF5529.jpg|US Post Office
Lakeside DSCF5536.jpg|Strip mall
Lakeside DSCF5510.jpg|Tamarack brewery
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Commons category|Lakeside, Montana}}

{{Flathead County, Montana}}
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{{Montana Regions and Towns with Breweries}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Flathead County, Montana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Montana]]