The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBear Dance is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 275 at the United States 2010 census, and was 281 at the 2020 census. It is located on Montana Highway 35 on the east bank of Flathead Lake, 22 miles northeast from Polson, and 11 miles south from Bigfork.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 275 to 281 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bear Dance yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bear Dance’s history is told.
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Bear Dance, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Bear Dance is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bear Dance has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Swan Lake Rock House Historic District in Swan Lake, 7.2 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.