Wheatland, Montana | |
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Coordinates: 45°54′12″N111°36′0″W / 45.90333°N 111.60000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Broadwater |
Area | |
• Total | 74.80 sq mi (193.72 km2) |
• Land | 74.45 sq mi (192.83 km2) |
• Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2) |
Elevation | 4,341 ft (1,323 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,103 |
• Density | 14.81/sq mi (5.72/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 406 |
FIPS code | 30-79695 |
GNIS feature ID | 2583865 [2] |
Wheatland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 568 according to the 2010 census. [3]
Wheatland occupies a large area in the southern end of Broadwater County. U.S. Route 287 runs north-south through the CDP, intersecting Interstate 90 at Exit 274 of that highway. Montana Highway 2 leads east across the Jefferson River to the city of Three Forks in Gallatin County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Wheatland CDP has a total area of 76.2 square miles (197.3 km2), of which 75.6 square miles (195.9 km2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 0.74%, is water. [3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 1,103 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
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