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Most sparsely populated, Montana cities · 1990

Montana cities with the fewest residents per square mile (1990). This list covers the 25 cities in Montana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 25 is 1,060.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70914–

02Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT35,46947–

03Helena Valley Northwest, MTMT5,18375–

04Helena Valley Southeast, MTMT9,108214–

05Helena Valley West Central, MTMT8,056240–

06Lockwood, MTMT7,181309–

07Evergreen, MTMT9,611480–

08Whitefish, MTMT9,358608–

09Belgrade, MTMT13,107701–

10Polson, MTMT5,653724–

11Kalispell, MTMT31,851939–

12Lewistown, MTMT6,1791,057–

13Bozeman, MTMT58,8141,060–

14Hamilton, MTMT5,4511,076–

15Livingston, MTMT9,2901,117–

16Missoula, MTMT78,9031,233–

17Columbia Falls, MTMT5,7531,358–

18Helena, MTMT35,1381,441–

19Sidney, MTMT6,2171,587–

20Billings, MTMT121,2391,781–

21Orchard Homes, MTMT5,5881,836–

22Laurel, MTMT7,2052,183–

23Great Falls, MTMT60,2082,382–

24Miles City, MTMT8,4502,517–

25Havre, MTMT9,2642,783–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS