Missoula metropolitan area

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Missoula metropolitan area
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Metropolitan statistical area
Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Missoula and Surrounding Area
Missoula metropolitan area
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Country Flag of United States.svg United States
State Flag of Montana.svg Montana
Largest city Missoula
Other cities Alberton, Superior
Area
 • Total
3,812.759 sq mi (9,875.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
122,457
 • Estimate 
(2024) [1]
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 • Rank 320th in the U.S.
 • Density33.514/sq mi (12.939/km2)
Time zone UTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC–6 (MDT)
Area codes 406

The Missoula Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Census Bureau as comprising all of Missoula and Mineral Counties in Montana, anchored by the city of Missoula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,457 and was estimated to be 127,741 in 2024.

Contents

Counties

Communities

Incorporated Places

Census-Designated Places

Unincorporated Places

Ghost town

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 2,554—
1880 2,537−0.7%
1890 14,427468.7%
1900 13,964−3.2%
1910 23,59669.0%
1920 26,36811.7%
1930 23,408−11.2%
1940 31,17333.2%
1950 37,57420.5%
1960 47,70026.9%
1970 61,22128.3%
1980 79,69130.2%
1990 82,0022.9%
2000 99,68621.6%
2010 113,64914.0%
2020 122,4577.8%
2024 (est.)127,741 [1] 4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [2]
1790–1960 [3] 1900–1990 [4]
1990–2000 [5] 2010–2020 [6]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 122,457 people, 52,685 households, and 29,685 families residing in the MSA. The population density was 32.12 inhabitants per square mile (12.4/km2). There were 57,105 housing units at an average density of 14.98 per square mile (5.8/km2). The racial makeup of the MSA was 86.26% White, 0.62% African American, 2.75% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.18% from some other races and 6.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.02% of the population.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2024" . Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. 2007. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Forstall, Richard L. (April 20, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 19, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Mineral County, Montana; Missoula County, Montana". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
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