Map of Charlo CDP

Charlo (Salish: sallu) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 379 at the 2010 census, down from 439 in 2000. The 2018 population estimate was 320.

The town was named in 1918 after the Salish leader Chief Charlo. Previously it had been called Big Flat, Charlotte, and Tabor.

Charlo CDP overview:
Name:	Charlo CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Lake County
Elevation:	2,936 ft (895 m)
Total Area:	2.00 sq mi (5.19 km²)
Land Area:	1.99 sq mi (5.16 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	385
Population Density:	193.37/sq mi (74.64/km²)
ZIP code:	59824
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3013900
GNISfeature ID:	0769768

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Geography

Charlo is located in southern Lake County at 47°26′24″N 114°10′23″W / 47.44000°N 114.17306°W / 47.44000; -114.17306 (47.440017, -114.173171), along Montana Highway 212. It is 4 miles (6 km) west of U.S. Route 93 and 22 miles (35 km) south of Polson, the county seat. Via Highway 212 it is 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Dixon. Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge, surrounding Ninepipe Reservoir, is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Charlo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.58%, are water.

Charlo is within the Flathead Indian Reservation.