List of counties in Montana

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This is a list of the 56 counties in the U.S. state of Montana. Montana has two consolidated city-counties—Anaconda with Deer Lodge County and Butte with Silver Bow County. The portion of Yellowstone National Park that lies within Montana was not part of any county until 1997, when part of it was nominally added to Gallatin County, and the rest of it to Park County.

[edit] Counties

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided for each county. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.

County	FIPS Code ^[1]	County seat ^[2]	Established ^[2]	Origin	Etymolgy	Population ^[2]	Area ^[2]
Beaverhead County	001	Dillon	1864	?	Jefferson River shaped like a beaver head	&0000000000009202.0000009,202	&0000000000005543.0000005,543 sq mi (&0000000000014356.00000014,356 km²)
Big Horn County	003	Hardin	1913	?	bighorn sheep	&0000000000012671.00000012,671	&0000000000004995.0000004,995 sq mi (&0000000000012937.00000012,937 km²)
Blaine County	005	Chinook	1895	?	James Gillespie Blaine	&0000000000007009.0000007,009	&0000000000004226.0000004,226 sq mi (&0000000000010945.00000010,945 km²)
Broadwater County	007	Townsend	1897	?	Charles A. Broadwater	&0000000000004385.0000004,385	&0000000000001192.0000001,192 sq mi (&0000000000003087.0000003,087 km²)
Carbon County	009	Red Lodge	1895	?	coal deposits	&0000000000009552.0000009,552	&0000000000002048.0000002,048 sq mi (&0000000000005304.0000005,304 km²)
Carter County	011	Ekalaka	1917	?	Thomas Henry Carter	&0000000000001360.0000001,360	&0000000000003340.0000003,340 sq mi (&0000000000008651.0000008,651 km²)
Cascade County	013	Great Falls	1887	?	great falls of the Missouri River	&0000000000080357.00000080,357	&0000000000002698.0000002,698 sq mi (&0000000000006988.0000006,988 km²)
Chouteau County	015	Fort Benton	1865	?	Pierre Chouteau Sr.	&0000000000005970.0000005,970	&0000000000003973.0000003,973 sq mi (&0000000000010290.00000010,290 km²)
Custer County	017	Miles City	1865	?	George Armstrong Custer	&0000000000011696.00000011,696	&0000000000003783.0000003,783 sq mi (&0000000000009798.0000009,798 km²)
Daniels County	019	Scobey	1920	?	Mansfield A. Daniels	&0000000000002017.0000002,017	&0000000000001426.0000001,426 sq mi (&0000000000003693.0000003,693 km²)
Dawson County	021	Glendive	1865	?	Andrew Dawson	&0000000000009059.0000009,059	&0000000000002373.0000002,373 sq mi (&0000000000006146.0000006,146 km²)
Deer Lodge County	023	Anaconda	1864	?	Deer Lodge Valley	&0000000000009417.0000009,417	&0000000000000737.000000737 sq mi (&0000000000001909.0000001,909 km²)
Fallon County	025	Baker	1913	?	Benjamin O'Fallon	&0000000000002837.0000002,837	&0000000000001620.0000001,620 sq mi (&0000000000004196.0000004,196 km²)
Fergus County	027	Lewistown	1885	?	Andrew Fergus	&0000000000011893.00000011,893	&0000000000004339.0000004,339 sq mi (&0000000000011238.00000011,238 km²)
Flathead County	029	Kalispell	1893	?	Flathead Native Americans	&0000000000074471.00000074,471	&0000000000005099.0000005,099 sq mi (&0000000000013206.00000013,206 km²)
Gallatin County	031	Bozeman	1864	?	Albert Gallatin	&0000000000067831.00000067,831	&0000000000002507.0000002,507 sq mi (&0000000000006493.0000006,493 km²)
Garfield County	033	Jordan	1919	?	James Abram Garfield	&0000000000001279.0000001,279	&0000000000004668.0000004,668 sq mi (&0000000000012090.00000012,090 km²)
Glacier County	035	Cut Bank	1919	?	Glacier National Park	&0000000000013247.00000013,247	&0000000000002995.0000002,995 sq mi (&0000000000007757.0000007,757 km²)
Golden Valley County	037	Ryegate	1920	?	promotion to lure in settlers	&0000000000001042.0000001,042	&0000000000001175.0000001,175 sq mi (&0000000000003043.0000003,043 km²)
Granite County	039	Philipsburg	1893	?	Granite Peak	&0000000000002830.0000002,830	&0000000000001728.0000001,728 sq mi (&0000000000004475.0000004,475 km²)
Hill County	041	Havre	1912	?	James J. Hill	&0000000000016673.00000016,673	&0000000000002896.0000002,896 sq mi (&0000000000007501.0000007,501 km²)
Jefferson County	043	Boulder	1864	?	Thomas Jefferson	&0000000000010049.00000010,049	&0000000000001657.0000001,657 sq mi (&0000000000004292.0000004,292 km²)
Judith Basin County	045	Stanford	1920	?	Judith River	&0000000000002329.0000002,329	&0000000000001870.0000001,870 sq mi (&0000000000004843.0000004,843 km²)
Lake County	047	Polson	1923	?	Flathead Lake	&0000000000026507.00000026,507	&0000000000001494.0000001,494 sq mi (&0000000000003869.0000003,869 km²)
Lewis and Clark County	049	Helena	1864	?	Meriwether Lewis and William Clark	&0000000000055716.00000055,716	&0000000000003461.0000003,461 sq mi (&0000000000008964.0000008,964 km²)
Liberty County	051	Chester	1920	?	World War I	&0000000000002158.0000002,158	&0000000000001430.0000001,430 sq mi (&0000000000003704.0000003,704 km²)
Lincoln County	053	Libby	1909	?	Abraham Lincoln	&0000000000018837.00000018,837	&0000000000003613.0000003,613 sq mi (&0000000000009358.0000009,358 km²)
Madison County	055	Virginia City	1864	?	James Madison	&0000000000006851.0000006,851	&0000000000003587.0000003,587 sq mi (&0000000000009290.0000009,290 km²)
McCone County	057	Circle	1919	?	George McCone	&0000000000001977.0000001,977	&0000000000002643.0000002,643 sq mi (&0000000000006845.0000006,845 km²)
Meagher County	059	White Sulphur Springs	1867	Thomas Francis Meagher	?	&0000000000001932.0000001,932	&0000000000002392.0000002,392 sq mi (&0000000000006195.0000006,195 km²)
Mineral County	061	Superior	1914	?	many mines in the county	&0000000000003884.0000003,884	&0000000000001220.0000001,220 sq mi (&0000000000003160.0000003,160 km²)
Missoula County	063	Missoula	1864	?	Native American for ambush	&0000000000095802.00000095,802	&0000000000002598.0000002,598 sq mi (&0000000000006729.0000006,729 km²)
Musselshell County	065	Roundup	1911	?	Musselshell River	&0000000000004497.0000004,497	&0000000000001867.0000001,867 sq mi (&0000000000004836.0000004,836 km²)
Park County	067	Livingston	1887	?	Yellowstone National Park	&0000000000015694.00000015,694	&0000000000002656.0000002,656 sq mi (&0000000000006879.0000006,879 km²)
Petroleum County	069	Winnett	1926	?	production of petroleum at Cat Creek	&0000000000000493.000000493	&0000000000001654.0000001,654 sq mi (&0000000000004284.0000004,284 km²)
Phillips County	071	Malta	1915	?	B.D. Phillips	&0000000000004601.0000004,601	&0000000000005140.0000005,140 sq mi (&0000000000013313.00000013,313 km²)
Pondera County	073	Conrad	1919	?	French for earing	&0000000000006424.0000006,424	&0000000000001625.0000001,625 sq mi (&0000000000004209.0000004,209 km²)
Powder River County	075	Broadus	1919	?	Powder River	&0000000000001858.0000001,858	&0000000000003297.0000003,297 sq mi (&0000000000008539.0000008,539 km²)
Powell County	077	Deer Lodge	1901	?	John Wesley Powell	&0000000000007180.0000007,180	&0000000000002326.0000002,326 sq mi (&0000000000006024.0000006,024 km²)
Prairie County	079	Terry	1915	?	Great Plains	&0000000000001199.0000001,199	&0000000000001737.0000001,737 sq mi (&0000000000004499.0000004,499 km²)
Ravalli County	081	Hamilton	1893	?	Anthony Ravalli	&0000000000036070.00000036,070	&0000000000002394.0000002,394 sq mi (&0000000000006200.0000006,200 km²)
Richland County	083	Sidney	1914	?	attempt to lure in settlers	&0000000000009667.0000009,667	&0000000000002084.0000002,084 sq mi (&0000000000005398.0000005,398 km²)
Roosevelt County	085	Wolf Point	1919	?	Theodore Roosevelt	&0000000000010620.00000010,620	&0000000000002356.0000002,356 sq mi (&0000000000006102.0000006,102 km²)
Rosebud County	087	Forsyth	1901	?	Rosebud River	&0000000000009383.0000009,383	&0000000000005012.0000005,012 sq mi (&0000000000012981.00000012,981 km²)
Sanders County	089	Thompson Falls	1906	?	Wilbur Fiske Sanders	&0000000000010227.00000010,227	&0000000000002762.0000002,762 sq mi (&0000000000007154.0000007,154 km²)
Sheridan County	091	Plentywood	1913	?	Philip Henry Sheridan	&0000000000004105.0000004,105	&0000000000001677.0000001,677 sq mi (&0000000000004343.0000004,343 km²)
Silver Bow County	093	Butte	1881	?	Silver Bow Creek	&0000000000034606.00000034,606	&0000000000000718.000000718 sq mi (&0000000000001860.0000001,860 km²)
Stillwater County	095	Columbus	1913	?	Stillwater River	&0000000000008195.0000008,195	&0000000000001795.0000001,795 sq mi (&0000000000004649.0000004,649 km²)
Sweet Grass County	097	Big Timber	1895	?	sweetgrass	&0000000000003609.0000003,609	&0000000000001855.0000001,855 sq mi (&0000000000004804.0000004,804 km²)
Teton County	099	Choteau	1893	?	Teton Range	&0000000000006445.0000006,445	&0000000000002273.0000002,273 sq mi (&0000000000005887.0000005,887 km²)
Toole County	101	Shelby	1914	?	Joseph K. Toole	&0000000000005267.0000005,267	&0000000000001911.0000001,911 sq mi (&0000000000004949.0000004,949 km²)
Treasure County	103	Hysham	1919	?	attract new settlers	&0000000000000861.000000861	&0000000000000979.000000979 sq mi (&0000000000002536.0000002,536 km²)
Valley County	105	Glasgow	1893	?	Milk River	&0000000000007675.0000007,675	&0000000000004921.0000004,921 sq mi (&0000000000012745.00000012,745 km²)
Wheatland County	107	Harlowton	1917	?	wheat fields	&0000000000002259.0000002,259	&0000000000001423.0000001,423 sq mi (&0000000000003686.0000003,686 km²)
Wibaux County	109	Wibaux	1914	?	Pierre Wibaux	&0000000000001068.0000001,068	&0000000000000889.000000889 sq mi (&0000000000002302.0000002,302 km²)
Yellowstone County	111	Billings	1893	?	Yellowstone River	&0000000000129352.000000129,352	&0000000000002635.0000002,635 sq mi (&0000000000006825.0000006,825 km²)