MONTANA COUNTY AREA

Includes both land and water area

                                      Acres     Square Miles
                                    ---------     --------
Montana                            94,098,924    147,029.7
       
Beaverhead                          3,565,837      5,571.6 
Flathead                            3,363,842      5,256.0 
Phillips                            3,335,437      5,211.6 
Valley                              3,239,343      5,061.5 
Rosebud                             3,216,879      5,026.4 
Big Horn                            3,209,101      5,014.2 
Garfield                            3,102,114      4,847.1 
Fergus                              2,784,010      4,350.0 
Blaine                              2,712,655      4,238.5 
Chouteau                            2,557,889      3,996.7 
Custer                              2,427,485      3,793.0 
Lincoln                             2,351,827      3,674.7 
Madison                             2,305,659      3,602.6 
Lewis and Clark                     2,238,360      3,497.4 
Carter                              2,142,744      3,348.0 
Powder River                        2,110,501      3,297.7 
Glacier                             1,943,478      3,036.7 
Hill                                1,866,084      2,915.8 
Sanders                             1,785,462      2,789.8 
Cascade                             1,735,316      2,711.4 
McCone                              1,716,828      2,682.5 
Park                                1,706,546      2,666.5 
Yellowstone                         1,695,240      2,648.8 
Missoula                            1,675,605      2,618.1 
Gallatin                            1,620,765      2,532.5 
Ravalli                             1,536,073      2,400.1 
Meagher                             1,532,539      2,394.6 
Dawson                              1,525,096      2,383.0 
Roosevelt                           1,516,434      2,369.4 
Powell                              1,492,819      2,332.5 
Teton                               1,467,055      2,292.3 
Richland                            1,345,830      2,102.9 
Carbon                              1,319,730      2,062.1 
Toole                               1,245,182      1,945.6 
Musselshell                         1,197,273      1,870.7 
Judith Basin                        1,197,156      1,870.6 
Sweet Grass                         1,191,616      1,861.9 
Stillwater                          1,154,874      1,804.5 
Prairie                             1,115,146      1,742.4 
Granite                             1,109,103      1,733.0 
Sheridan                            1,091,958      1,706.2 
Petroleum                           1,071,261      1,673.9 
Jefferson                           1,061,576      1,658.7 
Lake                                1,058,282      1,653.6 
Pondera                             1,049,375      1,639.7 
Fallon                              1,038,643      1,622.9 
Liberty                               926,096      1,447.0 
Wheatland                             914,054      1,428.2 
Daniels                               912,901      1,426.4 
Broadwater                            792,837      1,238.8 
Mineral                               782,876      1,223.2 
Golden Valley                         752,824      1,176.3 
Treasure                              629,784        984.0 
Wibaux                                569,620        890.0 
Deer Lodge                            474,298        741.1 
Silver Bow                            460,101        718.9 
Yellowstone National Park             157,505        246.1 
    
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Tiger Files  
Compiled by: NRIS, Montana State Library   3/96