Fort Shaw, Montana
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Fort Shaw is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 280 at the 2010 census.[2] Named for a former United States military outpost, it is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Coordinates: 47°30′16″N 111°48′41″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Cascade |
Area | |
• Total | 5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2) |
• Land | 5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 3,504 ft (1,068 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 256 |
• Density | 45.07/sq mi (17.40/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 59443 |
Area code | 406 |
FIPS code | 30-28600 |
GNIS feature ID | 0771518 |
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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.[3] A community developed around it.