Editing Medicine Lake, Montana

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|official_name            = Medicine Lake, Montana
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Sheridan County, Montana|Sheridan]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 244
|population_density_km2   = 238.42
|population_density_sq_mi = 617.72
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|postal_code              = 59247
|area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
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|blank_info               = 30-48775
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|blank1_info              = 2412975<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412975}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.medicinelakemt.com}}
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'''Medicine Lake''' is a town in [[Sheridan County, Montana|Sheridan County]], [[Montana]], United States. The population was 244 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref>

On July 5, 1937, Medicine Lake recorded a temperature of 117&nbsp;°F (47&nbsp;°C), setting the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Montana.<ref>{{cite web|title=Record Highest Temperatures by State|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pub/data/special/maxtemps.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106045639/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pub/data/special/maxtemps.pdf |archive-date=November 6, 2004 |url-status=live|publisher=[[National Climatic Data Center]]|accessdate=May 9, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
Edward Stubban named this place Flandrem for his home town in Norway and established a post office and store in 1906. The town moved about 2 miles with the construction of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] in 1910. They changed the name to Medicine Lake after the nearby lake the [[Assiniboine]] referred to as Bda wauka, “Medicine water.”<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Medicine Lake |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref>

On November 14, 2020, the high school football team, which co-ops with [[Froid, Montana|Froid]], known as the RedHawks, won the 6-man State Championship. They defeated [[White Sulphur Springs, Montana|White Sulphur Springs]] 44–19 to finish the season 10–0. It was the first football state title for the school, which had finished 2nd in 1952, 1985 and 2000, when they were known as the Honkers.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

On November 20, 2021, the undefeated RedHawks won back to back state titles with a 43–0 defeat of the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans on the road in Dutton, Montana. The win concluded the RedHawks' season with a 13–0 record and extended their winning streak to 23 games.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Medicine Lake has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=727672&cityname=Medicine+Lake%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Medicine Lake, Montana]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Medicine Lake, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 60
|Feb record high F = 68
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 117
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 75
|Dec record high F = 68

|Jan avg record high F = 43.3
|Feb avg record high F = 45.9
|Mar avg record high F = 60.3
|Apr avg record high F = 76.5
|May avg record high F = 84.8
|Jun avg record high F = 90.3
|Jul avg record high F = 95.4
|Aug avg record high F = 96.0
|Sep avg record high F = 91.1
|Oct avg record high F = 78.1
|Nov avg record high F = 60.0
|Dec avg record high F = 45.6
|year avg record high F = 98.2

|Jan high F = 22.1
|Feb high F = 26.4
|Mar high F = 39.0
|Apr high F = 54.6
|May high F = 66.5
|Jun high F = 75.1
|Jul high F = 82.7
|Aug high F = 82.6
|Sep high F = 72.0
|Oct high F = 55.3
|Nov high F = 38.2
|Dec high F = 26.9
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|Jan mean F = 11.0
|Feb mean F = 15.1
|Mar mean F = 27.6
|Apr mean F = 42.1
|May mean F = 53.9
|Jun mean F = 62.8
|Jul mean F = 69.1
|Aug mean F = 67.8
|Sep mean F = 57.1
|Oct mean F = 42.3
|Nov mean F = 27.0
|Dec mean F = 16.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = -0.1
|Feb low F = 3.9
|Mar low F = 16.3
|Apr low F = 29.6
|May low F = 41.4
|Jun low F = 50.6
|Jul low F = 55.6
|Aug low F = 53.0
|Sep low F = 42.1
|Oct low F = 29.4
|Nov low F = 15.8
|Dec low F = 5.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -26.1
|Feb avg record low F = -20.0
|Mar avg record low F = -8.9
|Apr avg record low F = 13.0
|May avg record low F = 25.6
|Jun avg record low F = 37.6
|Jul avg record low F = 43.3
|Aug avg record low F = 40.1
|Sep avg record low F = 26.0
|Oct avg record low F = 12.6
|Nov avg record low F = -5.0
|Dec avg record low F = -18.5
|year avg record low F = -30.6

|Jan record low F = -51
|Feb record low F = -58
|Mar record low F = -38
|Apr record low F = -15
|May record low F = 8
|Jun record low F = 22
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 9
|Oct record low F = -10
|Nov record low F = -31
|Dec record low F = -46

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.33
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.16
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.42
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.93
|May precipitation inch = 2.39
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.90
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.65
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.54
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.17
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.89
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.36
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.32
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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.4
|Feb precipitation days = 2.2
|Mar precipitation days = 3.8
|Apr precipitation days = 5.1
|May precipitation days = 7.8
|Jun precipitation days = 10.5
|Jul precipitation days = 8.6
|Aug precipitation days = 6.8
|Sep precipitation days = 6.1
|Oct precipitation days = 5.0
|Nov precipitation days = 2.6
|Dec precipitation days = 3.1
|year precipitation days = 65.0

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00245572&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Medicine Lake 3 SE, MT
|access-date = October 19, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=ggw
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Glasgow
|access-date = October 19, 2023
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 292
|1930= 384
|1940= 396
|1950= 454
|1960= 452
|1970= 393
|1980= 408
|1990= 357
|2000= 269
|2010= 225
|2020= 244
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 225 people, 109 households, and 65 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|562.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 167 housing units at an average density of {{convert|417.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 4.4% from two or more races.

There were 109 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.4% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.74.

The median age in the town was 48.1 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.8% were from 25 to 44; 34.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 269 people, 120 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|658.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 165 housing units at an average density of {{convert|404.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 3.35% from two or more races.

There were 120 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 116.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,694. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,405. About 7.2% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.4% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is [[Medicine Lake K-12 Schools]].<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30091_sheridan/DC20SD_C30091.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sheridan County, MT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=2025-03-22}}</ref> Medicine Lake School District educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medicine Lake School District #7 |url=https://www.medicinelake.k12.mt.us/ |publisher=Medicine Lake School District |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref> Medicine Lake High School's team name is the Redhawks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://www.mhsa.org/memberschools |publisher=Montana High School Association |access-date=April 19, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.medicinelakemt.com Town website]

{{Sheridan County, Montana}}

[[Category:Towns in Sheridan County, Montana]]