The U.S. state of Montana is divided into 56 Counties. Explore the Montana County Map, all Counties list along with their County Seats in alphabetical order and their population, areas and the date of formation.
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U.S State of Montana is situated in the Western region of the country. Montana is the fourth biggest state by area. The state shares the borders with Idaho in the west, North Dakota and South Dakota in the East, Wyoming to the south and Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan which are the provinces of Canada lie in the north. The state of Montana is spread over 145546 square miles that accounts for 376962 square kilometres. The state of Montana has various mountain ranges like western prairie and badlands. Montana has a lot of nicknames but none of them are official. Some of the nick names are ‘Big Sky Country’, ‘The Treasure State’, and ‘Land of the shining Mountains’.’ and ‘The Last Best Place.’
Counties of Montana are 56 in number. Yellowstone County has the highest number people. It is densely populated among the Counties of Montana. According to the 2020 census the population of the Yellowstone is 164,731. The least populated County in the state of Montana is Petroleum County. It is in fact the seventh least populated county in the country. The highest earning Per Capita Income County is Mc Cone. The poorest county in the state is Big Horn. The five biggest cities of Montana are Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Bozeman and Butte.
Montana like all other states of United States America follows federal government. It has a bicameral legislature consists of two chambers. Counties of Montana have local governance which is the public administration of cities, towns, counties and districts. Local government adds both county and municipal governance structures. At present, Montana has 56 counties along with 129 municipalities which include all the cities, towns, villages of the state. The citizens of Counties of Montana enjoy the electing their leaders.
The U.S. state of Montana has 56 Counties. This is list of Montana Counties and County Seats in alphabetical order along with check their population, areas and the date of formation.
List of Counties in Montana with County Seats
S.N | County | County Seat | Population | Area | Formed |
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1 | Beaverhead County | Dillon | 9,345 | 5,543 sq mi | 1864 |
2 | Big Horn County | Hardin | 13,282 | 4,995 sq mi | 1913 |
3 | Blaine County | Chinook | 6,619 | 4,226 sq mi | 1895 |
4 | Broadwater County | Townsend | 5,667 | 1,192 sq mi | 1897 |
5 | Carbon County | Red Lodge | 10,399 | 2,048 sq mi | 1895 |
6 | Carter County | Ekalaka | 1,169 | 3,340 sq mi | 1917 |
7 | Cascade County | Great Falls | 82,344 | 2,698 sq mi | 1887 |
8 | Chouteau County | Fort Benton | 5,894 | 3,973 sq mi | 1865 |
9 | Custer County | Miles City | 12,092 | 3,783 sq mi | 1865 |
10 | Daniels County | Scobey | 1,793 | 1,426 sq mi | 1920 |
11 | Dawson County | Glendive | 9,518 | 2,373 sq mi | 1865 |
12 | Deer Lodge County | Anaconda | 9,150 | 737 sq mi | 1864 |
13 | Fallon County | Baker | 3,108 | 1,620 sq mi | 1913 |
14 | Fergus County | Lewistown | 11,442 | 4,339 sq mi | 1885 |
15 | Flathead County | Kalispell | 94,924 | 5,099 sq mi | 1893 |
16 | Gallatin County | Bozeman | 97,308 | 2,507 sq mi | 1864 |
17 | Garfield County | Jordan | 1,309 | 4,668 sq mi | 1919 |
18 | Glacier County | Cut Bank | 13,696 | 2,995 sq mi | 1919 |
19 | Golden Valley County | Ryegate | 852 | 1,175 sq mi | 1920 |
20 | Granite County | Philipsburg | 3,209 | 1,728 sq mi | 1893 |
21 | Hill County | Havre | 16,596 | 2,896 sq mi | 1912 |
22 | Jefferson County | Boulder | 11,558 | 1,657 sq mi | 1864 |
23 | Judith Basin County | Stanford | 1,991 | 1,870 sq mi | 1920 |
24 | Lake County | Polson | 29,099 | 1,494 sq mi | 1923 |
25 | Lewis and Clark County | Helena | 65,856 | 3,461 sq mi | 1864 |
26 | Liberty County | Chester | 2,359 | 1,430 sq mi | 1920 |
27 | Lincoln County | Libby | 19,125 | 3,613 sq mi | 1909 |
28 | Madison County | Virginia City | 7,820 | 3,587 sq mi | 1864 |
29 | McCone County | Circle | 1,694 | 2,643 sq mi | 1919 |
30 | Meagher County | White Sulphur Springs | 1,853 | 2,392 sq mi | 1867 |
31 | Mineral County | Superior | 4,257 | 1,220 sq mi | 1914 |
32 | Missoula County | Missoula | 112,684 | 2,598 sq mi | 1864 |
33 | Musselshell County | Roundup | 4,589 | 1,867 sq mi | 1911 |
34 | Park County | Livingston | 15,880 | 2,656 sq mi | 1887 |
35 | Petroleum County | Winnett | 485 | 1,654 sq mi | 1926 |
36 | Phillips County | Malta | 4,192 | 5,140 sq mi | 1915 |
37 | Pondera County | Conrad | 6,219 | 1,625 sq mi | 1919 |
38 | Powder River County | Broadus | 1,783 | 3,297 sq mi | 1919 |
39 | Powell County | Deer Lodge | 6,909 | 2,326 sq mi | 1901 |
40 | Prairie County | Terry | 1,148 | 1,737 sq mi | 1915 |
41 | Ravalli County | Hamilton | 41,030 | 2,394 sq mi | 1893 |
42 | Richland County | Sidney | 11,576 | 2,084 sq mi | 1914 |
43 | Roosevelt County | Wolf Point | 11,332 | 2,356 sq mi | 1919 |
44 | Rosebud County | Forsyth | 9,326 | 5,012 sq mi | 1901 |
45 | Sanders County | Thompson Falls | 11,364 | 2,762 sq mi | 1905 |
46 | Sheridan County | Plentywood | 3,696 | 1,677 sq mi | 1913 |
47 | Silver Bow County | Butte | 34,680 | 718 sq mi | 1881 |
48 | Stillwater County | Columbus | 9,290 | 1,795 sq mi | 1913 |
49 | Sweet Grass County | Big Timber | 3,665 | 1,855 sq mi | 1895 |
50 | Teton County | Choteau | 6,064 | 2,273 sq mi | 1893 |
51 | Toole County | Shelby | 5,150 | 1,911 sq mi | 1914 |
52 | Treasure County | Hysham | 692 | 979 sq mi | 1919 |
53 | Valley County | Glasgow | 7,640 | 4,921 sq mi | 1893 |
54 | Wheatland County | Harlowton | 2,102 | 1,423 sq mi | 1917 |
55 | Wibaux County | Wibaux | 1,121 | 889 sq mi | 1914 |
56 | Yellowstone County | Billings | 155,634 | 2,635 sq mi | 1893 |
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