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Counties in Montana that I have Visited

There are 56 counties in Montana
Big Sky Country

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Montana County Outline Map
Source of underlying map: Indiana State University, Cartography

I have visited 1 County = 1.8% of Counties in Montana

In other words, I've barely visited Montana

Montana Map

Quick facts about Montana

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 145,552 square miles. Montana is the 4th largest state. The next larger state is California and the next smaller state is New Mexico.
  • Population(2): 935,670 people. Montana is the 44th most populous state. The next more populous state is Rhode Island and the next less populous state is Delaware.
  • Population Density: 6.43 people per square mile. Montana is the 48th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is North Dakota and the next less densely populated state is Wyoming.
  • Bordering States: Montana shares a border with 4 states: Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota and North Dakota.
  • Admission to the Union: November 8, 1889. Montana was the 41st state admitted to the Union, after South Dakota and before Washington.
  • Capital: Helena.
  • Highest Point: 12,799 feet at Granite Peak. See SummitPost's Granite Peak page.
  • Lowest Point: 1,800 feet at the Kootenai River, Lincoln County.
  • Government website: mt.gov - Montana's Official State Website.
  • Official Tourism website: Montana - Big Sky Country.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Montana page.

Montana Yellowstone Border
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Montana Border
Yellowstone National Park

Interesting Montana county trivia

  • The portions of Yellowstone National Park located in Montana, formerly a standalone county-equivalent, were incorporated into Park and Gallatin Counties in 1999.

Counties in Montana

Below are the 56 counties in Montana. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Beaverhead: Largest county in Montana (5,542 square miles).
  2. Big Horn
  3. Blaine
  4. Broadwater
  5. Carbon
  6. Carter
  7. Cascade: The Roe River (world's shortest?);
  8. Chouteau
  9. Custer
  10. Daniels
  11. Dawson
  12. Deer Lodge
  13. Fallon
  14. Fergus
  15. Flathead: Hydrological Apex of North America
  16. Gallatin
  17. Garfield
  18. Glacier: Hydrological Apex of North America
  19. Golden Valley
  20. Granite
  21. Hill
  22. Jefferson
  23. Judith Basin
  24. Lake
  25. Lewis and Clark
  26. Liberty
  27. Lincoln
  28. Madison
  29. McCone
  30. Meagher
  31. Mineral
  32. Missoula
  33. Musselshell
  34. Park
  35. Petroleum: Smallest county population in Montana (493 people in 2000 Census).
  36. Phillips
  37. Pondera
  38. Powder River
  39. Powell
  40. Prairie
  41. Ravalli
  42. Richland
  43. Roosevelt
  44. Rosebud
  45. Sanders
  46. Sheridan
  47. Silver Bow: Smallest county in Montana (718 square miles).
  48. Stillwater
  49. Sweet Grass
  50. Teton
  51. Toole
  52. Treasure
  53. Valley
  54. Wheatland
  55. Wibaux
  56. Yellowstone: Largest county population in Montana (129,352 people in 2000 Census).


Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.


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