List of cities and towns in Montana

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 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]

Map of the United States with Montana highlighted

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 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]

List of cities and towns
  • Largest cities and towns in Montana by population
  • Downtown Billings, Montana's largest municipality by population
  • Missoula, Montana's second largest municipality by population
  • Great Falls, third largest municipality by population in Montana
  • Downtown Bozeman, Montana's fourth largest municipality by population
  • Downtown Butte, fifth largest municipality by population in Montana
  • Montana State Capitol in Helena, capital city of Montana
  • Kalispell, looking toward Glacier National Park
  • Havre railroad station and the sculpture "U.S. − Canada Friendship"
  • Downtown Anaconda, the largest city in Montana by land area
  • Downtown Miles City, Montana's tenth largest municipality by population

County seat

State capital and county seat

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)
AnacondaConsolidated 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)
BakerCityFallon1,741 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 TimberCitySweet Grass1,641 1,650 −0.5%0.92 2.41,783.7/sq mi (688.7/km2)
BillingsCityYellowstone104,170 89,847 +15.9%43.41 112.42,399.7/sq mi (926.5/km2)
BoulderTownJefferson1,183 1,300 −9.0%1.13 2.91,046.9/sq mi (404.2/km2)
BozemanCityGallatin37,280 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)
BroadusTownPowder 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)
ButteConsolidated 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)
ChesterTownLiberty847 871 −2.8%0.48 1.21,764.6/sq mi (681.3/km2)
ChinookCityBlaine1,203 1,386 −13.2%0.51 1.32,358.8/sq mi (910.7/km2)
ChoteauCityTeton1,684 1,781 −5.4%1.83 4.7920.2/sq mi (355.3/km2)
CircleTownMcCone615 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)
ColumbusTownStillwater1,893 1,748 +8.3%1.32 3.41,434.1/sq mi (553.7/km2)
ConradCityPondera2,570 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 BankCityGlacier2,869 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 LodgeCityPowell3,111 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)
DillonCityBeaverhead4,134 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)
EkalakaTownCarter332 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)
ForsythCityRosebud1,777 1,944 −8.6%0.99 2.61,794.9/sq mi (693.0/km2)
Fort BentonCityChouteau1,464 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)
GlasgowCityValley3,250 3,253 −0.1%1.43 3.72,272.7/sq mi (877.5/km2)
GlendiveCityDawson4,935 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 FallsCityCascade58,505 56,690 +3.2%21.79 56.42,684.9/sq mi (1,036.7/km2)
HamiltonCityRavalli4,348 3,705 +17.4%2.53 6.61,718.6/sq mi (663.5/km2)
HardinCityBig 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)
HarlowtonCityWheatland997 1,062 −6.1%0.58 1.51,719.0/sq mi (663.7/km2)
HavreCityHill9,310 9,621 −3.2%3.28 8.52,838.4/sq mi (1,095.9/km2)
HelenaCityLewis 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)
HyshamTownTreasure312 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)
JordanTownGarfield343 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)
KalispellCityFlathead19,927 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)
LewistownCityFergus5,901 5,813 +1.5%5.32 13.81,109.2/sq mi (428.3/km2)
LibbyCityLincoln2,628 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)
LivingstonCityPark7,044 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)
MaltaCityPhillips1,997 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 CityCityCuster8,410 8,487 −0.9%3.34 8.72,518.0/sq mi (972.2/km2)
MissoulaCityMissoula66,788 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)
PhilipsburgTownGranite820 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)
PlentywoodCitySheridan1,734 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)
PolsonCityLake4,488 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 LodgeCityCarbon2,125 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)
RoundupCityMusselshell1,788 1,931 −7.4%1.34 3.51,334.3/sq mi (515.2/km2)
RyegateTownGolden 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)
ScobeyCityDaniels1,017 1,082 −6.0%0.76 2.01,338.2/sq mi (516.7/km2)
ShelbyCityToole3,376 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)
SidneyCityRichland5,191 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)
StanfordTownJudith 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)
SuperiorTownMineral812 893 −9.1%1.04 2.7780.8/sq mi (301.5/km2)
TerryTownPrairie605 611 −1.0%0.71 1.8852.1/sq mi (329.0/km2)
Thompson FallsCitySanders1,313 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)
TownsendCityBroadwater1,878 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 CityTownMadison190 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 SpringsCityMeagher939 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)
WibauxTownWibaux589 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)
WinnettTownPetroleum182 185 −1.6%0.98 2.5185.7/sq mi (71.7/km2)
Wolf PointCityRoosevelt2,621 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)

See also
  • List of places in Montana

References
  1. "GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. "Montana: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. Montana Legislature. "Classification of municipalities, Montana Code Annotated, (M.C.A.) 7-1-4124". Legislative Services Division. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  4. Montana Legislature. "Classification of municipalities, Montana Code Annotated, (M.C.A.) 7-1-4111". Legislative Services Division. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  5. Montana Legislature. "Classification of municipalities, Montana Code Annotated, (M.C.A.) 7-2-4101". Legislative Services Division. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  6. Montana Legislature. "Exceptions from classification system, M.C.A. 7-1-4112". Legislative Services Division. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

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