Map of Medicine Lake town, Montana

Medicine Lake is a town in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census.

On July 5, 1937, Medicine Lake recorded a temperature of 117 °F (47 °C), setting the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Montana.

Medicine Lake town overview:
Name:	Medicine Lake town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Sheridan County
Elevation:	1,959 ft (597 m)
Total Area:	0.40 sq mi (1.02 km²)
Land Area:	0.40 sq mi (1.02 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	244
Population Density:	617.72/sq mi (238.42/km²)
ZIP code:	59247
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3048775
GNISfeature ID:	0774077
Website:	www.medicinelakemt.com

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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 in 1910. They changed the name to Medicine Lake after the nearby lake the Assiniboine referred to as Bda wauka, “Medicine water.”

On November 14, 2020, the high school football team, which co-ops with Froid, known as the RedHawks, won the 6-man State Championship. They defeated 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.

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.