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Meagher County, Montana

A county in Montana, ranked 44 of 56 by population.

CountyFIPS 30059

Within Montana
Meagher County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks White Sulphur Springs, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
2,137
+215 (+11.2%) since 2020
Land area
2,392
square miles. A further 0.1% of the total area is water
Population density
0.89
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
White Sulphur Springs
Seat of county government.
Established
1867
158 years ago
Largest city
White Sulphur Springs city
Population 1,056.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Meagher County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Meagher County, Montana from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 800 by 765 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Meagher County ranks

Position among the 56 counties of Montana, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn MontanaNationally
Population2,13744th of 563,032nd of 3,144
Land area2,392 sq mi26th of 56229th of 3,144
Population density0.89 per sq mi47th of 563,087th of 3,144
Median household income$71,93213th of 561,054th of 3,143

Full data for Meagher County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population2,137Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 20201,922Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?1,926Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area2,392 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area2.9 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area2,395 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?0.89 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$71,932American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$259,800American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age58.3American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households927American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units1,450American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-1
19 births, 20 deaths
Net migration
+44
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 8 areas bordering Meagher County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Cascade CountyMontana80 mi85,029
Broadwater CountyMontana69 mi8,493
Wheatland CountyMontana34 mi2,100
Judith Basin CountyMontana30 mi2,162
Park CountyMontana25 mi18,214
Lewis and Clark CountyMontana22 mi75,331
Gallatin CountyMontana13 mi128,740
Sweet Grass CountyMontana2.5 mi3,762

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 56 counties of Montana

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.