List of cities and towns in Montana

Map of the United States with Montana highlighted
Map of the United States with Montana highlighted

Montana is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Montana is the 7th least populous state with 989,417 inhabitants but the 4th largest by land area spanning 145,545.80 square miles (376,961.9 km2) of land.[1] Montana is divided into 56 counties and contains 129 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities and towns.[2] Montana's incorporated municipalities cover only 1.2% of the state's land mass but are home to 53.8% of its population.[1] The Montana Code 7-1-4124 gives municipal governments in Montana powers to enact ordinances, borrow money, and enact eminent domain among other legal powers.[3]

In Montana, municipalities are divided into four classes by state statute based on their population.[4] Members of the three largest classes are deemed cities, while the members of the fourth class are called towns. Cities and towns are classified at the time of their organization, and are reorganized when they change classification due to an increase or decrease in population. A place may incorporate as a town with the support of 300 electors or two-thirds of the registered electors.[5] A municipality with a population between 1,000 and 5,000 people is a Third Class city. A municipality with a population between 5,000 and 10,000 people is a Second Class city. And a municipality with a population over 10,000 people is a First Class city. Under certain exceptions municipalities with a population of between 9,000 and 10,000 may elect by resolution to be either a First or Second Class city. Under similar exceptions municipalities with a population of between 5,000 and 7,500 may elect by resolution to be either a Second or Third Class city. Municipalities with a population of between 1,000 and 2,500 may by resolution be classified as either a town or Third Class city.[6] Unincorporated places such as census-designated places fall outside of this scheme, and are subject to county governance, and thus are not towns or cities.

The largest municipality by population in Montana is Billings with 104,170 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Ismay with 19 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Anaconda, a consolidated city-county, which spans 736.53 sq mi (1,907.6 km2), while Rexford and Flaxville are the smallest at 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2).[1]

Incorporated cities and towns

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Name Type[1] County[1] Population
(2010)[1]		 Population
(2000)[1]		 Change Land area
(2010)[1]		 Population density
sq mi km2
AlbertonTownMineral420 374 +12.3%0.57 1.5736.8/sq mi (284.5/km2)
AnacondaCounty seatConsolidated city-countyDeer Lodge9,298 9,417 −1.3%736.53 1,907.612.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
BainvilleTownRoosevelt208 153 +35.9%1.02 2.6203.9/sq mi (78.7/km2)
BakerCounty seatCityFallon1,741 1,695 +2.7%0.97 2.51,794.8/sq mi (693.0/km2)
BearcreekTownCarbon79 83 −4.8%0.12 0.31658.3/sq mi (254.2/km2)
BelgradeCityGallatin7,389 5,728 +29.0%3.25 8.42,273.5/sq mi (877.8/km2)
BeltTownCascade597 633 −5.7%0.35 0.911,705.7/sq mi (658.6/km2)
Big SandyTownChouteau598 703 −14.9%0.44 1.11,359.1/sq mi (524.7/km2)
Big TimberCounty seatCitySweet Grass1,641 1,650 −0.5%0.92 2.41,783.7/sq mi (688.7/km2)
BillingsCounty seatCityYellowstone104,170 89,847 +15.9%43.41 112.42,399.7/sq mi (926.5/km2)
BoulderCounty seatTownJefferson1,183 1,300 −9.0%1.13 2.91,046.9/sq mi (404.2/km2)
BozemanCounty seatCityGallatin37,280 27,509 +35.5%19.12 49.51,949.8/sq mi (752.8/km2)
BridgerTownCarbon708 745 −5.0%0.80 2.1885.0/sq mi (341.7/km2)
BroadusCounty seatTownPowder River468 451 +3.8%0.34 0.881,376.5/sq mi (531.5/km2)
BroadviewTownYellowstone192 150 +28.0%0.26 0.67738.5/sq mi (285.1/km2)
BrocktonTownRoosevelt255 245 +4.1%0.23 0.601,108.7/sq mi (428.1/km2)
BrowningTownGlacier1,016 1,065 −4.6%0.27 0.703,763.0/sq mi (1,452.9/km2)
ButteCounty seatConsolidated city-countySilver Bow33,525 33,892 −1.1%716.25 1,855.146.8/sq mi (18.1/km2)
CascadeTownCascade685 819 −16.4%0.52 1.31,317.3/sq mi (508.6/km2)
ChesterCounty seatTownLiberty847 871 −2.8%0.48 1.21,764.6/sq mi (681.3/km2)
ChinookCounty seatCityBlaine1,203 1,386 −13.2%0.51 1.32,358.8/sq mi (910.7/km2)
ChoteauCounty seatCityTeton1,684 1,781 −5.4%1.83 4.7920.2/sq mi (355.3/km2)
CircleCounty seatTownMcCone615 644 −4.5%0.78 2.0788.5/sq mi (304.4/km2)
Clyde ParkTownPark288 310 −7.1%0.32 0.83900.0/sq mi (347.5/km2)
ColstripCityRosebud2,214 2,346 −5.6%4.47 11.6495.3/sq mi (191.2/km2)
Columbia FallsCityFlathead4,688 3,645 +28.6%2.05 5.32,286.8/sq mi (882.9/km2)
ColumbusCounty seatTownStillwater1,893 1,748 +8.3%1.32 3.41,434.1/sq mi (553.7/km2)
ConradCounty seatCityPondera2,570 2,753 −6.6%1.25 3.22,056.0/sq mi (793.8/km2)
CulbertsonTownRoosevelt714 716 −0.3%0.60 1.61,190.0/sq mi (459.5/km2)
Cut BankCounty seatCityGlacier2,869 3,105 −7.6%0.99 2.62,898.0/sq mi (1,118.9/km2)
DarbyTownRavalli720 710 +1.4%0.58 1.51,241.4/sq mi (479.3/km2)
Deer LodgeCounty seatCityPowell3,111 3,421 −9.1%1.44 3.72,160.4/sq mi (834.1/km2)
DentonTownFergus255 301 −15.3%0.76 2.0335.5/sq mi (129.5/km2)
DillonCounty seatCityBeaverhead4,134 3,752 +10.2%1.76 4.62,348.9/sq mi (906.9/km2)
DodsonTownPhillips124 122 +1.6%0.19 0.49652.6/sq mi (252.0/km2)
DrummondTownGranite309 318 −2.8%0.53 1.4583.0/sq mi (225.1/km2)
DuttonTownTeton316 389 −18.8%0.31 0.801,019.4/sq mi (393.6/km2)
East HelenaCityLewis and Clark1,984 1,642 +20.8%1.73 4.51,146.8/sq mi (442.8/km2)
EkalakaCounty seatTownCarter332 410 −19.0%1.04 2.7319.2/sq mi (123.3/km2)
EnnisTownMadison838 840 −0.2%0.77 2.01,088.3/sq mi (420.2/km2)
EurekaTownLincoln1,037 1,017 +2.0%1.01 2.61,026.7/sq mi (396.4/km2)
FairfieldTownTeton708 659 +7.4%0.31 0.802,283.9/sq mi (881.8/km2)
FairviewTownRichland840 709 +18.5%0.97 2.5866.0/sq mi (334.4/km2)
FlaxvilleTownDaniels71 87 −18.4%0.10 0.26710.0/sq mi (274.1/km2)
ForsythCounty seatCityRosebud1,777 1,944 −8.6%0.99 2.61,794.9/sq mi (693.0/km2)
Fort BentonCounty seatCityChouteau1,464 1,594 −8.2%2.07 5.4707.2/sq mi (273.1/km2)
Fort PeckTownValley233 240 −2.9%0.86 2.2270.9/sq mi (104.6/km2)
FroidTownRoosevelt185 195 −5.1%0.28 0.73660.7/sq mi (255.1/km2)
FrombergTownCarbon438 486 −9.9%0.48 1.2912.5/sq mi (352.3/km2)
GeraldineTownChouteau261 284 −8.1%0.52 1.3501.9/sq mi (193.8/km2)
GlasgowCounty seatCityValley3,250 3,253 −0.1%1.43 3.72,272.7/sq mi (877.5/km2)
GlendiveCounty seatCityDawson4,935 4,729 +4.4%3.32 8.61,486.4/sq mi (573.9/km2)
Grass RangeTownFergus110 149 −26.2%0.15 0.39733.3/sq mi (283.1/km2)
Great FallsCounty seatCityCascade58,505 56,690 +3.2%21.79 56.42,684.9/sq mi (1,036.7/km2)
HamiltonCounty seatCityRavalli4,348 3,705 +17.4%2.53 6.61,718.6/sq mi (663.5/km2)
HardinCounty seatCityBig Horn3,505 3,384 +3.6%2.57 6.71,363.8/sq mi (526.6/km2)
HarlemCityBlaine808 848 −4.7%0.43 1.11,879.1/sq mi (725.5/km2)
HarlowtonCounty seatCityWheatland997 1,062 −6.1%0.58 1.51,719.0/sq mi (663.7/km2)
HavreCounty seatCityHill9,310 9,621 −3.2%3.28 8.52,838.4/sq mi (1,095.9/km2)
HelenaCounty seatCityLewis and Clark28,190 25,780 +9.3%16.35 42.31,724.2/sq mi (665.7/km2)
HinghamTownHill118 157 −24.8%0.17 0.44694.1/sq mi (268.0/km2)
HobsonCityJudith Basin215 244 −11.9%0.24 0.62895.8/sq mi (345.9/km2)
Hot SpringsTownSanders544 531 +2.4%0.38 0.981,431.6/sq mi (552.7/km2)
HyshamCounty seatTownTreasure312 330 −5.5%0.21 0.541,485.7/sq mi (573.6/km2)
IsmayTownCuster19 26 −26.9%0.42 1.145.2/sq mi (17.5/km2)
JolietTownCarbon595 575 +3.5%0.30 0.781,983.3/sq mi (765.8/km2)
JordanCounty seatTownGarfield343 364 −5.8%0.34 0.881,008.8/sq mi (389.5/km2)
Judith GapCityWheatland126 164 −23.2%0.38 0.98331.6/sq mi (128.0/km2)
KalispellCounty seatCityFlathead19,927 14,223 +40.1%11.64 30.11,711.9/sq mi (661.0/km2)
KevinTownToole154 178 −13.5%0.34 0.88452.9/sq mi (174.9/km2)
LaurelCityYellowstone6,718 6,255 +7.4%2.14 5.53,139.3/sq mi (1,212.1/km2)
LavinaTownGolden Valley187 209 −10.5%1.00 2.6187.0/sq mi (72.2/km2)
LewistownCounty seatCityFergus5,901 5,813 +1.5%5.32 13.81,109.2/sq mi (428.3/km2)
LibbyCounty seatCityLincoln2,628 2,626 +0.1%1.91 4.91,375.9/sq mi (531.2/km2)
LimaTownBeaverhead221 242 −8.7%0.53 1.4417.0/sq mi (161.0/km2)
LivingstonCounty seatCityPark7,044 6,851 +2.8%6.02 15.61,170.1/sq mi (451.8/km2)
Lodge GrassTownBig Horn428 510 −16.1%0.24 0.621,783.3/sq mi (688.5/km2)
MaltaCounty seatCityPhillips1,997 2,120 −5.8%1.06 2.71,884.0/sq mi (727.4/km2)
ManhattanTownGallatin1,520 1,396 +8.9%1.93 5.0787.6/sq mi (304.1/km2)
Medicine LakeTownSheridan225 269 −16.4%0.40 1.0562.5/sq mi (217.2/km2)
MelstoneTownMusselshell96 136 −29.4%0.69 1.8139.1/sq mi (53.7/km2)
Miles CityCounty seatCityCuster8,410 8,487 −0.9%3.34 8.72,518.0/sq mi (972.2/km2)
MissoulaCounty seatCityMissoula66,788 57,053 +17.1%27.51 71.32,427.8/sq mi (937.4/km2)
MooreTownFergus193 186 +3.8%0.24 0.62804.2/sq mi (310.5/km2)
NashuaTownValley290 325 −10.8%0.66 1.7439.4/sq mi (169.7/km2)
NeihartTownCascade51 91 −44.0%1.99 5.225.6/sq mi (9.9/km2)
OpheimTownValley85 111 −23.4%0.21 0.54404.8/sq mi (156.3/km2)
OutlookTownSheridan47 82 −42.7%1.30 3.436.2/sq mi (14.0/km2)
PhilipsburgCounty seatTownGranite820 914 −10.3%0.80 2.11,025.0/sq mi (395.8/km2)
PinesdaleTownRavalli917 742 +23.6%1.29 3.3710.9/sq mi (274.5/km2)
PlainsTownSanders1,048 1,126 −6.9%0.59 1.51,776.3/sq mi (685.8/km2)
PlentywoodCounty seatCitySheridan1,734 2,061 −15.9%1.17 3.01,482.1/sq mi (572.2/km2)
PlevnaTownFallon162 138 +17.4%0.59 1.5274.6/sq mi (106.0/km2)
PolsonCounty seatCityLake4,488 4,041 +11.1%4.14 10.71,084.1/sq mi (418.6/km2)
PoplarCityRoosevelt810 911 −11.1%0.28 0.732,892.9/sq mi (1,116.9/km2)
Red LodgeCounty seatCityCarbon2,125 2,177 −2.4%2.80 7.3758.9/sq mi (293.0/km2)
RexfordTownLincoln105 151 −30.5%0.10 0.261,050.0/sq mi (405.4/km2)
RicheyTownDawson177 189 −6.3%0.24 0.62737.5/sq mi (284.8/km2)
RonanCityLake1,871 1,812 +3.3%1.19 3.11,572.3/sq mi (607.1/km2)
RoundupCounty seatCityMusselshell1,788 1,931 −7.4%1.34 3.51,334.3/sq mi (515.2/km2)
RyegateCounty seatTownGolden Valley245 268 −8.6%0.69 1.8355.1/sq mi (137.1/km2)
SacoTownPhillips197 224 −12.1%0.33 0.85597.0/sq mi (230.5/km2)
ScobeyCounty seatCityDaniels1,017 1,082 −6.0%0.76 2.01,338.2/sq mi (516.7/km2)
ShelbyCounty seatCityToole3,376 3,216 +5.0%6.03 15.6559.9/sq mi (216.2/km2)
SheridanTownMadison642 659 −2.6%1.02 2.6629.4/sq mi (243.0/km2)
SidneyCounty seatCityRichland5,191 4,774 +8.7%2.66 6.91,951.5/sq mi (753.5/km2)
St. IgnatiusTownLake842 788 +6.9%0.56 1.51,503.6/sq mi (580.5/km2)
StanfordCounty seatTownJudith Basin401 454 −11.7%0.44 1.1911.4/sq mi (351.9/km2)
StevensvilleTownRavalli1,809 1,553 +16.5%0.98 2.51,845.9/sq mi (712.7/km2)
SunburstTownToole375 415 −9.6%0.24 0.621,562.5/sq mi (603.3/km2)
SuperiorCounty seatTownMineral812 893 −9.1%1.04 2.7780.8/sq mi (301.5/km2)
TerryCounty seatTownPrairie605 611 −1.0%0.71 1.8852.1/sq mi (329.0/km2)
Thompson FallsCounty seatCitySanders1,313 1,321 −0.6%1.73 4.5759.0/sq mi (293.0/km2)
Three ForksCityGallatin1,869 1,728 +8.2%1.44 3.71,297.9/sq mi (501.1/km2)
TownsendCounty seatCityBroadwater1,878 1,867 +0.6%1.58 4.11,188.6/sq mi (458.9/km2)
TroyCityLincoln938 957 −2.0%0.76 2.01,234.2/sq mi (476.5/km2)
Twin BridgesTownMadison375 400 −6.2%0.96 2.5390.6/sq mi (150.8/km2)
ValierTownPondera509 498 +2.2%0.92 2.4553.3/sq mi (213.6/km2)
Virginia CityCounty seatTownMadison190 130 +46.2%0.95 2.5200.0/sq mi (77.2/km2)
WalkervilleTownSilver Bow675 714 −5.5%2.23 5.8302.7/sq mi (116.9/km2)
West YellowstoneTownGallatin1,271 1,177 +8.0%0.80 2.11,588.8/sq mi (613.4/km2)
WestbyTownSheridan168 172 −2.3%0.54 1.4311.1/sq mi (120.1/km2)
White Sulphur SpringsCounty seatCityMeagher939 984 −4.6%1.01 2.6929.7/sq mi (359.0/km2)
WhitefishCityFlathead6,357 5,032 +26.3%6.43 16.7988.6/sq mi (381.7/km2)
WhitehallTownJefferson1,038 1,044 −0.6%0.67 1.71,549.3/sq mi (598.2/km2)
WibauxCounty seatTownWibaux589 567 +3.9%1.08 2.8545.4/sq mi (210.6/km2)
WinifredTownFergus208 156 +33.3%0.50 1.3416.0/sq mi (160.6/km2)
WinnettCounty seatTownPetroleum182 185 −1.6%0.98 2.5185.7/sq mi (71.7/km2)
Wolf PointCounty seatCityRoosevelt2,621 2,663 −1.6%0.87 2.33,012.6/sq mi (1,163.2/km2)
Total Towns — — 37,333 37,812 −1.3% 49.01 126.9 761.7/sq mi (294.1/km2)
Total Cities — — 494,659 446,572 +10.8% 1,685.57 4,365.6 293.5/sq mi (113.3/km2)
Total — — 531,992 484,384 +9.8% 1,734.58 4,492.5 306.7/sq mi (118.4/km2)

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