Wheatland, Montana Explained

Official Name:Wheatland, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Montana
Pushpin Label:Wheatland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Broadwater
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:193.72
Area Land Km2:192.83
Area Water Km2:0.89
Area Total Sq Mi:74.80
Area Land Sq Mi:74.45
Area Water Sq Mi:0.34
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1103
Population Density Km2:5.72
Population Density Sq Mi:14.81
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4341
Coordinates:45.9033°N -111.6°W
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-79695
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583865

Wheatland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 568 according to the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

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 197.3km2, of which 195.9km2 is land and 1.5km2, or 0.74%, is water.[2]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wheatland CDP, Montana. https://archive.today/20200212191936/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3079695. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 26, 2013.