| Official Name: | Crane, Montana |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Richland |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.55 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 91 |
| Population Density Km2: | 13.94 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 36.10 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1952 |
| Coordinates: | 47.5758°N -104.2625°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 59217 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 770276 |
Crane is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Richland County, Montana, United States. Its population was 102 according to the 2010 census.[2] Crane has a post office with the ZIP code 59217.[3] [4] Montana Highway 16 passes through Crane.
The town was named for trapper Jimmy Crain when the post office opened in 1910.[5]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Crane has a semi-arid climate, which is abbreviated as "BSk" on climate maps.[6]