Lockwood is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. It is not an organized city or town. The population was 7,195 at the 2020 census.The population was 7,222 at the 2020 census. Lockwood is a suburb of

Billings Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billin ...

and is the second largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area. Annexation of Lockwood to Billings has been studied; however, the June 2009 Billings City Council Annexation Plan states that the city has no plans to annex Lockwood in the foreseeable future.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , is land and , is water.

History

Lockwood bordered the

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, which was created in the 1800s. The community was named after Captain Lockwood, reputed to have many victories fighting Native Americans and to have been a surveyor for the government who camped in the foothills in the late 1800s. In 1907, settlers opened a public road through Lockwood Flats of heavy loam to the second crossing of Dry Creek, to the Dry Creek Road traversing to the Reservation. The old Native American supply road is still etched into the side of the hill at the south end of Exxon Road which was later called Peter Hoe Road. Lockwood Flats was home of the Johnson Ranch. Just to the southeast of the ranch, one can find reminisces of Cavalry camps as they stay in the area for a whole winter surveying the land for the federal government. The area known as Lockwood Flats was also originally the site of a stop called Hirsch, between Johnson Lane and old Coulson Road. A community began to develop around it and the name Lockwood stuck, while the name Hirsch was eventually forgotten. On June 16, 1965, an F3

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touched down near Lockwood. It was the strongest tornado ever recorded in Yellowstone County. Lockwood later grew to become the largest unincorporated community in the state of Montana and the 16th largest population center in the state. Lockwood is also one of the fastest-growing communities in Montana, with an estimated 58% increase between the 2000 and 2010 censuses. In 2010, Lockwood became a

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 7,195 people, 2,697 households, and 1,862 families residing in the CDP. There were 2,811 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 6,797 people, 2,651 households, and 2,566 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,651 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.0%

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, 0.4%

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, 4.5% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.12%

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, 1.02% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.74% of the population. There were 1,599 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were

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living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.10. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. Lockwood's census data shows that the Lockwood CDP has a population of 8,477 and a 2011 Median Household Income (MHI) of $47,059 compared to the State of Montana's MHI of $43,872. With this MHI it may make it more difficult to secure grants specific to low income residents.

Education

The school district for the vast majority of Lockwood is Lockwood K-12 Schools, a K-12 unified school district. A small portion of the territory is in Huntley Project K-12 Schools.
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/ref> Lockwood Schools provides education from kindergarten through high school. Lockwood High School's team name is the Lions.

References

External links

Lockwood Community Website
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