Map of Sand Coulee CDP

Sand Coulee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana, United States. Its population was 212 as of the 2010 census. Sand Coulee has a post office with ZIP code 59472.

Named Giffen in 1881, after Nat McGiffen, the town’s name changed to Sand Coulee when the McGiffens left the area. In 1883 Sand Coulee Coal Company, a coal mining company, was established. Recognizing the potential, James J. Hill purchased the company and renamed it Cottonwood Coal Company. The town slowly withered when the railroad switched to diesel engines in the 1930s.

Sand Coulee CDP overview:
Name:	Sand Coulee CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Cascade County
Elevation:	3,471 ft (1,058 m)
Total Area:	2.69 sq mi (6.96 km²)
Land Area:	2.69 sq mi (6.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	179
Population Density:	66.62/sq mi (25.72/km²)
ZIP code:	59472
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3065950
GNISfeature ID:	776169

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Sand Coulee online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.