Cities and Towns

State of Montana

Montana, abbreviated "MT", is in the Mountain region of the U.S. Its capital is Helena.There were 1,041,732 people in Montana as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on November 8, 1889.

Please explore the cities and towns of Montana, below.

Top Montana College Towns


Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

RANKS
CITY OR TOWN
COLLEGES
STUDENTS
1Bozeman416,864
2Butte32,604
3Great Falls32,643
4Billings35,397
5Dillon21,551
6Kalispell22,431
7Helena22,855
8Hamilton133
9Harlem1150
10Lame Deer1196
11Crow Agency1255
12Browning1305
13Poplar1305
14Glendive1413
15Box Elder1444
16Miles City1505
17Pablo1720
18Havre11,090
19Missoula110,962

Largest Montana Cities and Towns

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CITY OR TOWNPOPULATION
Bainville294
Belt538
Billings109,431
Broadus509
Brockton224
Browning848
Choteau1,866
Clyde Park206
Columbus2,324
Conrad2,531
Dutton296
Ennis925
Flaxville34
Forsyth1,673
Glendive5,232
Grass Range126
Hardin3,842
Harlem857
Harlowton1,076
Hingham100

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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Demographics

People

Total Population1,041,732
Male Share of the Population50.3%
Female Share of the Population49.7%
Senior Citizens17.6%
Employed Population 16+499,849
Age of the Population39.8

Families

% of people married51.7%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher29.2%
Median Earnings25+$33,455
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$20,206
Median Earnings With High School Degree$27,762

Wealth

Median Family Income$68,139
% Above Poverty Level86.3%
% Below Poverty Level13.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time18 minutes
% Working from Home6.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work6.5%
% Using Public Transportation0.8%

Housing

People Living Alone30.7%
Median Gross Rent$783
Median House Value$219,600

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)18.3%
Irish13.6%
English11%
Norwegian9%
Italian3.5%
French Except Basque3.3%
Scottish3%
Swedish2.8%
Dutch2%
Polish1.9%
Danishn1.2%
Welsh1%
Russian0.9%
Canadian0.8%
Finnish0.7%
Czech0.7%
Swiss0.5%
Austrian0.4%
Hungarian0.3%
Croatian0.3%
Belgian0.2%
Ukrainian0.2%
Arab0.2%
Greek0.2%
Portuguese0.2%
Lebanese0.1%
Basque0.1%
West Indian0.1%
African0.1%
Serbian0.1%
German0.1%
Romanian0.1%
Lithuanian0.1%
Slovak0.1%
Slovene0.1%
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Notable Places

Big Hole (Battlefield)
P.O. Box 237
Wisdom, Montana 59761
406-689-3155

Bighorn Canyon (Recreation Area)
Bighorn Canyon NRA Headquarters
Fort Smith, Montana 59035-7458
406-666-2412

Glacier (Park)
Park Headquarters
West Glacier, Montana 59936
406-888-7800

Grant-Kohrs Ranch (Historic Site)
266 Warren Lane
Deer Lodge, Montana 59722-0790
406-846-2070 ext 226

Little Bighorn Battlefield (Battlefield)
P.O. Box 39
Crow Agency, Montana 590220039
406-638-3204

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