Name |
Type[2] |
County[2] |
Population (2020)[7] |
Population (2010)[2] |
Change |
Land area (2010)[2] |
Population density |
sq mi |
km2 |
Alberton | Town | Mineral | 452 |
420 |
+7.6% | 0.57 |
1.5 | 793.0/sq mi (306.2/km2) |
Anaconda† | Consolidated city-county | Deer Lodge | 9,421 |
9,298 |
+1.3% | 736.53 |
1,907.6 | 12.8/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
Bainville | Town | Roosevelt | 271 |
208 |
+30.3% | 1.02 |
2.6 | 265.7/sq mi (102.6/km2) |
Baker† | City | Fallon | 1,802 |
1,741 |
+3.5% | 0.97 |
2.5 | 1,857.7/sq mi (717.3/km2) |
Bearcreek | Town | Carbon | 91 |
79 |
+15.2% | 0.12 |
0.31 | 758.3/sq mi (292.8/km2) |
Belgrade | City | Gallatin | 10,460 |
7,389 |
+41.6% | 3.25 |
8.4 | 3,218.5/sq mi (1,242.7/km2) |
Belt | Town | Cascade | 510 |
597 |
−14.6% | 0.35 |
0.91 | 1,457.1/sq mi (562.6/km2) |
Big Sandy | Town | Chouteau | 605 |
598 |
+1.2% | 0.44 |
1.1 | 1,375.0/sq mi (530.9/km2) |
Big Timber† | City | Sweet Grass | 1,650 |
1,641 |
+0.5% | 0.92 |
2.4 | 1,793.5/sq mi (692.5/km2) |
Billings† | City | Yellowstone | 117,116 |
104,170 |
+12.4% | 43.41 |
112.4 | 2,697.9/sq mi (1,041.7/km2) |
Boulder† | Town | Jefferson | 1,201 |
1,183 |
+1.5% | 1.13 |
2.9 | 1,062.8/sq mi (410.4/km2) |
Bozeman† | City | Gallatin | 53,293 |
37,280 |
+43.0% | 19.12 |
49.5 | 2,787.3/sq mi (1,076.2/km2) |
Bridger | Town | Carbon | 662 |
708 |
−6.5% | 0.80 |
2.1 | 827.5/sq mi (319.5/km2) |
Broadus† | Town | Powder River | 456 |
468 |
−2.6% | 0.34 |
0.88 | 1,341.2/sq mi (517.8/km2) |
Broadview | Town | Yellowstone | 139 |
192 |
−27.6% | 0.26 |
0.67 | 534.6/sq mi (206.4/km2) |
Browning | Town | Glacier | 1,018 |
1,016 |
+0.2% | 0.27 |
0.70 | 3,770.4/sq mi (1,455.7/km2) |
Butte† | Consolidated city-county | Silver Bow | 34,494 |
33,525 |
+2.9% | 716.25 |
1,855.1 | 48.2/sq mi (18.6/km2) |
Cascade | Town | Cascade | 600 |
685 |
−12.4% | 0.52 |
1.3 | 1,153.8/sq mi (445.5/km2) |
Chester† | Town | Liberty | 847 |
847 |
0.0% | 0.48 |
1.2 | 1,764.6/sq mi (681.3/km2) |
Chinook† | City | Blaine | 1,185 |
1,203 |
−1.5% | 0.51 |
1.3 | 2,323.5/sq mi (897.1/km2) |
Choteau† | City | Teton | 1,721 |
1,684 |
+2.2% | 1.83 |
4.7 | 940.4/sq mi (363.1/km2) |
Circle† | Town | McCone | 591 |
615 |
−3.9% | 0.78 |
2.0 | 757.7/sq mi (292.5/km2) |
Clyde Park | Town | Park | 332 |
288 |
+15.3% | 0.32 |
0.83 | 1,037.5/sq mi (400.6/km2) |
Colstrip | City | Rosebud | 2,096 |
2,214 |
−5.3% | 4.47 |
11.6 | 468.9/sq mi (181.0/km2) |
Columbia Falls | City | Flathead | 5,308 |
4,688 |
+13.2% | 2.05 |
5.3 | 2,589.3/sq mi (999.7/km2) |
Columbus† | Town | Stillwater | 1,857 |
1,893 |
−1.9% | 1.32 |
3.4 | 1,406.8/sq mi (543.2/km2) |
Conrad† | City | Pondera | 2,318 |
2,570 |
−9.8% | 1.25 |
3.2 | 1,854.4/sq mi (716.0/km2) |
Culbertson | Town | Roosevelt | 753 |
714 |
+5.5% | 0.60 |
1.6 | 1,255.0/sq mi (484.6/km2) |
Cut Bank† | City | Glacier | 3,056 |
2,869 |
+6.5% | 0.99 |
2.6 | 3,086.9/sq mi (1,191.8/km2) |
Darby | Town | Ravalli | 783 |
720 |
+8.7% | 0.58 |
1.5 | 1,350.0/sq mi (521.2/km2) |
Deer Lodge† | City | Powell | 2,938 |
3,111 |
−5.6% | 1.44 |
3.7 | 2,040.3/sq mi (787.8/km2) |
Denton | Town | Fergus | 205 |
255 |
−19.6% | 0.76 |
2.0 | 269.7/sq mi (104.1/km2) |
Dillon† | City | Beaverhead | 3,880 |
4,134 |
−6.1% | 1.76 |
4.6 | 2,204.5/sq mi (851.2/km2) |
Dodson | Town | Phillips | 125 |
124 |
+0.8% | 0.19 |
0.49 | 657.9/sq mi (254.0/km2) |
Drummond | Town | Granite | 272 |
309 |
−12.0% | 0.53 |
1.4 | 513.2/sq mi (198.2/km2) |
Dutton | Town | Teton | 303 |
316 |
−4.1% | 0.31 |
0.80 | 977.4/sq mi (377.4/km2) |
East Helena | City | Lewis and Clark | 1,944 |
1,984 |
−2.0% | 1.73 |
4.5 | 1,123.7/sq mi (433.9/km2) |
Ekalaka† | Town | Carter | 399 |
332 |
+20.2% | 1.04 |
2.7 | 383.7/sq mi (148.1/km2) |
Ennis | Town | Madison | 917 |
838 |
+9.4% | 0.77 |
2.0 | 1,190.9/sq mi (459.8/km2) |
Eureka | Town | Lincoln | 1,380 |
1,037 |
+33.1% | 1.01 |
2.6 | 1,366.3/sq mi (527.5/km2) |
Fairfield | Town | Teton | 759 |
708 |
+7.2% | 0.31 |
0.80 | 2,448.4/sq mi (945.3/km2) |
Fairview | Town | Richland | 896 |
840 |
+6.7% | 0.97 |
2.5 | 923.7/sq mi (356.6/km2) |
Flaxville | Town | Daniels | 63 |
71 |
−11.3% | 0.10 |
0.26 | 630.0/sq mi (243.2/km2) |
Forsyth† | City | Rosebud | 1,647 |
1,777 |
−7.3% | 0.99 |
2.6 | 1,663.6/sq mi (642.3/km2) |
Fort Benton† | City | Chouteau | 1,449 |
1,464 |
−1.0% | 2.07 |
5.4 | 700.0/sq mi (270.3/km2) |
Fort Peck | Town | Valley | 239 |
233 |
+2.6% | 0.86 |
2.2 | 277.9/sq mi (107.3/km2) |
Froid | Town | Roosevelt | 195 |
185 |
+5.4% | 0.28 |
0.73 | 696.4/sq mi (268.9/km2) |
Fromberg | Town | Carbon | 392 |
438 |
−10.5% | 0.48 |
1.2 | 816.7/sq mi (315.3/km2) |
Geraldine | Town | Chouteau | 207 |
261 |
−20.7% | 0.52 |
1.3 | 398.1/sq mi (153.7/km2) |
Glasgow† | City | Valley | 3,202 |
3,250 |
−1.5% | 1.43 |
3.7 | 2,239.2/sq mi (864.5/km2) |
Glendive† | City | Dawson | 4,873 |
4,935 |
−1.3% | 3.32 |
8.6 | 1,467.8/sq mi (566.7/km2) |
Grass Range | Town | Fergus | 110 |
110 |
0.0% | 0.15 |
0.39 | 733.3/sq mi (283.1/km2) |
Great Falls† | City | Cascade | 60,442 |
58,505 |
+3.3% | 21.79 |
56.4 | 2,773.8/sq mi (1,071.0/km2) |
Hamilton† | City | Ravalli | 4,659 |
4,348 |
+7.2% | 2.53 |
6.6 | 1,841.5/sq mi (711.0/km2) |
Hardin† | City | Big Horn | 3,818 |
3,505 |
+8.9% | 2.57 |
6.7 | 1,485.6/sq mi (573.6/km2) |
Harlem | City | Blaine | 769 |
808 |
−4.8% | 0.43 |
1.1 | 1,788.4/sq mi (690.5/km2) |
Harlowton† | City | Wheatland | 955 |
997 |
−4.2% | 0.58 |
1.5 | 1,646.6/sq mi (635.7/km2) |
Havre† | City | Hill | 9,362 |
9,310 |
+0.6% | 3.28 |
8.5 | 2,854.3/sq mi (1,102.0/km2) |
Helena‡ | City | Lewis and Clark | 32,091 |
28,190 |
+13.8% | 16.35 |
42.3 | 1,962.8/sq mi (757.8/km2) |
Hingham | Town | Hill | 131 |
118 |
+11.0% | 0.17 |
0.44 | 770.6/sq mi (297.5/km2) |
Hobson | City | Judith Basin | 179 |
215 |
−16.7% | 0.24 |
0.62 | 745.8/sq mi (288.0/km2) |
Hot Springs | Town | Sanders | 557 |
544 |
+2.4% | 0.38 |
0.98 | 1,465.8/sq mi (565.9/km2) |
Hysham† | Town | Treasure | 276 |
312 |
−11.5% | 0.21 |
0.54 | 1,314.3/sq mi (507.4/km2) |
Ismay | Town | Custer | 17 |
19 |
−10.5% | 0.42 |
1.1 | 40.5/sq mi (15.6/km2) |
Joliet | Town | Carbon | 577 |
595 |
−3.0% | 0.30 |
0.78 | 1,923.3/sq mi (742.6/km2) |
Jordan† | Town | Garfield | 356 |
343 |
+3.8% | 0.34 |
0.88 | 1,047.1/sq mi (404.3/km2) |
Judith Gap | City | Wheatland | 110 |
126 |
−12.7% | 0.38 |
0.98 | 289.5/sq mi (111.8/km2) |
Kalispell† | City | Flathead | 24,558 |
19,927 |
+23.2% | 11.64 |
30.1 | 1,711.9/sq mi (661.0/km2) |
Kevin | Town | Toole | 154 |
154 |
0.0% | 0.34 |
0.88 | 452.9/sq mi (174.9/km2) |
Laurel | City | Yellowstone | 7,222 |
6,718 |
+7.5% | 2.14 |
5.5 | 3,374.8/sq mi (1,303.0/km2) |
Lavina | Town | Golden Valley | 136 |
187 |
−27.3% | 1.00 |
2.6 | 136.0/sq mi (52.5/km2) |
Lewistown† | City | Fergus | 5,952 |
5,901 |
+0.9% | 5.32 |
13.8 | 1,118.8/sq mi (432.0/km2) |
Libby† | City | Lincoln | 2,775 |
2,628 |
+5.6% | 1.91 |
4.9 | 1,452.9/sq mi (561.0/km2) |
Lima | Town | Beaverhead | 212 |
221 |
−4.1% | 0.53 |
1.4 | 400.0/sq mi (154.4/km2) |
Livingston† | City | Park | 8,040 |
7,044 |
+14.1% | 6.02 |
15.6 | 1,335.5/sq mi (515.7/km2) |
Lodge Grass | Town | Big Horn | 441 |
428 |
+3.0% | 0.24 |
0.62 | 1,837.5/sq mi (709.5/km2) |
Malta† | City | Phillips | 1,860 |
1,997 |
−6.9% | 1.06 |
2.7 | 1,754.7/sq mi (677.5/km2) |
Manhattan | Town | Gallatin | 2,086 |
1,520 |
+37.2% | 1.93 |
5.0 | 1,080.8/sq mi (417.3/km2) |
Medicine Lake | Town | Sheridan | 244 |
225 |
+8.4% | 0.40 |
1.0 | 610.0/sq mi (235.5/km2) |
Melstone | Town | Musselshell | 126 |
96 |
+31.3% | 0.69 |
1.8 | 182.6/sq mi (70.5/km2) |
Miles City† | City | Custer | 8,354 |
8,410 |
−0.7% | 3.34 |
8.7 | 2,501.2/sq mi (965.7/km2) |
Missoula† | City | Missoula | 73,489 |
66,788 |
+10.0% | 27.51 |
71.3 | 2,671.4/sq mi (1,031.4/km2) |
Moore | Town | Fergus | 194 |
193 |
+0.5% | 0.24 |
0.62 | 808.3/sq mi (312.1/km2) |
Nashua | Town | Valley | 301 |
290 |
+3.8% | 0.66 |
1.7 | 456.1/sq mi (176.1/km2) |
Neihart | Town | Cascade | 43 |
51 |
−15.7% | 1.99 |
5.2 | 21.6/sq mi (8.3/km2) |
Opheim | Town | Valley | 75 |
85 |
−11.8% | 0.21 |
0.54 | 357.1/sq mi (137.9/km2) |
Outlook | Town | Sheridan | 84 |
47 |
+78.7% | 1.30 |
3.4 | 64.6/sq mi (24.9/km2) |
Philipsburg† | Town | Granite | 841 |
820 |
+2.6% | 0.80 |
2.1 | 1,051.3/sq mi (405.9/km2) |
Pinesdale | Town | Ravalli | 805 |
917 |
−12.2% | 1.29 |
3.3 | 624.0/sq mi (240.9/km2) |
Plains | Town | Sanders | 1,106 |
1,048 |
+5.5% | 0.59 |
1.5 | 1,874.6/sq mi (723.8/km2) |
Plentywood† | City | Sheridan | 1,669 |
1,734 |
−3.7% | 1.17 |
3.0 | 1,426.5/sq mi (550.8/km2) |
Plevna | Town | Fallon | 179 |
162 |
+10.5% | 0.59 |
1.5 | 303.4/sq mi (117.1/km2) |
Polson† | City | Lake | 5,148 |
4,488 |
+14.7% | 4.14 |
10.7 | 1,243.5/sq mi (480.1/km2) |
Poplar | City | Roosevelt | 758 |
810 |
−6.4% | 0.28 |
0.73 | 2,707.1/sq mi (1,045.2/km2) |
Red Lodge† | City | Carbon | 2,257 |
2,125 |
+6.2% | 2.80 |
7.3 | 806.1/sq mi (311.2/km2) |
Rexford | Town | Lincoln | 78 |
105 |
−25.7% | 0.10 |
0.26 | 780.0/sq mi (301.2/km2) |
Richey | Town | Dawson | 164 |
177 |
−7.3% | 0.24 |
0.62 | 683.3/sq mi (263.8/km2) |
Ronan | City | Lake | 1,955 |
1,871 |
+4.5% | 1.19 |
3.1 | 1,642.9/sq mi (634.3/km2) |
Roundup† | City | Musselshell | 1,742 |
1,788 |
−2.6% | 1.34 |
3.5 | 1,300.0/sq mi (501.9/km2) |
Ryegate† | Town | Golden Valley | 223 |
245 |
−9.0% | 0.69 |
1.8 | 323.2/sq mi (124.8/km2) |
Saco | Town | Phillips | 159 |
197 |
−19.3% | 0.33 |
0.85 | 481.8/sq mi (186.0/km2) |
Scobey† | City | Daniels | 999 |
1,017 |
−1.8% | 0.76 |
2.0 | 1,314.5/sq mi (507.5/km2) |
Shelby† | City | Toole | 3,169 |
3,376 |
−6.1% | 6.03 |
15.6 | 525.5/sq mi (202.9/km2) |
Sheridan | Town | Madison | 694 |
642 |
+8.1% | 1.02 |
2.6 | 680.4/sq mi (262.7/km2) |
Sidney† | City | Richland | 6,346 |
5,191 |
+22.3% | 2.66 |
6.9 | 2,385.7/sq mi (921.1/km2) |
St. Ignatius | Town | Lake | 768 |
842 |
−8.8% | 0.56 |
1.5 | 1,371.4/sq mi (529.5/km2) |
Stanford† | Town | Judith Basin | 403 |
401 |
+0.5% | 0.44 |
1.1 | 915.9/sq mi (353.6/km2) |
Stevensville | Town | Ravalli | 2,002 |
1,809 |
+10.7% | 0.98 |
2.5 | 2,042.9/sq mi (788.8/km2) |
Sunburst | Town | Toole | 333 |
375 |
−11.2% | 0.24 |
0.62 | 1,387.5/sq mi (535.7/km2) |
Superior† | Town | Mineral | 830 |
812 |
+2.2% | 1.04 |
2.7 | 798.1/sq mi (308.1/km2) |
Terry† | Town | Prairie | 562 |
605 |
−7.1% | 0.71 |
1.8 | 791.5/sq mi (305.6/km2) |
Thompson Falls† | City | Sanders | 1,336 |
1,313 |
+1.8% | 1.73 |
4.5 | 772.3/sq mi (298.2/km2) |
Three Forks | City | Gallatin | 1,989 |
1,869 |
+6.4% | 1.44 |
3.7 | 1,381.3/sq mi (533.3/km2) |
Townsend† | City | Broadwater | 1,787 |
1,878 |
−4.8% | 1.58 |
4.1 | 1,131.0/sq mi (436.7/km2) |
Troy | City | Lincoln | 797 |
938 |
−15.0% | 0.76 |
2.0 | 1,048.7/sq mi (404.9/km2) |
Twin Bridges | Town | Madison | 330 |
375 |
−12.0% | 0.96 |
2.5 | 343.8/sq mi (132.7/km2) |
Valier | Town | Pondera | 530 |
509 |
+4.1% | 0.92 |
2.4 | 576.1/sq mi (222.4/km2) |
Virginia City† | Town | Madison | 219 |
190 |
+15.3% | 0.95 |
2.5 | 230.5/sq mi (89.0/km2) |
Walkerville | Town | Silver Bow | 639 |
675 |
−5.3% | 2.23 |
5.8 | 286.5/sq mi (110.6/km2) |
West Yellowstone | Town | Gallatin | 1,272 |
1,271 |
+0.1% | 0.80 |
2.1 | 1,590.0/sq mi (613.9/km2) |
Westby | Town | Sheridan | 167 |
168 |
−0.6% | 0.54 |
1.4 | 309.3/sq mi (119.4/km2) |
White Sulphur Springs† | City | Meagher | 955 |
939 |
+1.7% | 1.01 |
2.6 | 945.5/sq mi (365.1/km2) |
Whitefish | City | Flathead | 7,751 |
6,357 |
+21.9% | 6.43 |
16.7 | 1,205.4/sq mi (465.4/km2) |
Whitehall | Town | Jefferson | 1,006 |
1,038 |
−3.1% | 0.67 |
1.7 | 1,501.5/sq mi (579.7/km2) |
Wibaux† | Town | Wibaux | 462 |
589 |
−21.6% | 1.08 |
2.8 | 427.8/sq mi (165.2/km2) |
Winifred | Town | Fergus | 172 |
208 |
−17.3% | 0.50 |
1.3 | 344.0/sq mi (132.8/km2) |
Winnett† | Town | Petroleum | 188 |
182 |
+3.3% | 0.98 |
2.5 | 191.8/sq mi (74.1/km2) |
Wolf Point† | City | Roosevelt | 2,517 |
2,621 |
−4.0% | 0.87 |
2.3 | 2,893.1/sq mi (1,117.0/km2) |
Total towns |
76 |
— |
38,130 |
37,333 |
+2.1% |
49.01 |
126.9 |
778.0/sq mi (300.4/km2) |
Total cities |
53 |
— |
549,663 |
494,659 |
+11.1% |
1,685.57 |
4,365.6 |
326.1/sq mi (125.9/km2) |
Total |
129 |
— |
587,793 |
531,992 |
+10.5% |
1,734.58 |
4,492.5 |
338.9/sq mi (130.8/km2) |