Bull Lake

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bull Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bull Lake had a population of 180. It is in the southwestern part of the county, surrounding the lake of the same name. Montana Highway 56 runs along the east side of the lake, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Troy in the Kootenay River valley and south 19 miles (31 km) to Montana Highway 200 in the Clark Fork valley.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bull Lake, MT from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Montana

• Heron
  12.9 mi away
• Troy
  16 mi away
• Pioneer Junction
  16.5 mi away
• Noxon
  17.3 mi away
• White Haven
  17.5 mi away
• Trout Creek
  30 mi away
• Sylvanite
  33 mi away
• Happys Inn
  35.5 mi away
• Belknap
  44.9 mi away
• Thompson Falls
  49.5 mi away
• Little Bitterroot Lake
  52.3 mi away
• Marion
  55 mi away

Browse all places in Montana →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bull Lake

Soil survey of Troy-Bull Lake area, Lincoln County, Montana

Arial Anderson · 1980

An assessment of bull trout and lake trout interactions in Flathead Lake, Montana

John D. McIntyre · 1998

Development concept plan, environmental assessment

United States. National Park Service · 1989

Roughing It

Mark Twain · 1872

College songs you like to sing

Kenneth S. Clark · 1931

Inside track

United States. Bureau of Land Management · 1987

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

River of earth and sky

Diane Frank · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Deer Creek, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 36 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 46 mi
• Wildfire Dudley, Shoshone, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 48 mi
• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 57 mi
• Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 77 mi
• Wildfire OLD TRAILS, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 86 mi
• Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 87 mi
• Wildfire WELLS ROAD, Whitman, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 103 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Bear's head

Hericium abietis

Seen 2026-09-23

Striped Meadowhawk

Sympetrum pallipes

Seen 2026-09-22

Two-striped Grasshopper

Melanoplus bivittatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-22

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Seen 2026-09-22

Rose Spirea

Spiraea douglasii

Seen 2026-09-22

Scaly Chanterelle

Turbinellus floccosus

Seen 2026-09-19

Eunapius fragilis

Eunapius fragilis

Seen 2026-09-14

Cristatella mucedo

Cristatella mucedo

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-07 08:45 UTC.