Welcome to Stanford ...

The town of Stanford is located in Judith Basin County<1> (at the time of its founding, Stanford was located in Fergus County) and is the County Seat for Judith Basin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanford has a population of 393 people<2> (see below for details).

Stanford is 4,280 feet [1,305 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Stanford is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Stanford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Stanford: (406)

The ZIP code for Stanford: 59479<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanford had an population of 393 people. This is a decrease of 2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanford had a population of 401 people (which is 19.35% of the total population of Judith Basin County). This makes Stanford the county's most populous community.

The population of Stanford represents 0.04% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 401 people, the population of Stanford decreased 11.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 454 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stanford.

Communities Also Named Stanford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Stanford - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanford.

Communities near Stanford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stanford.

• Denton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Hobson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
  • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <5>
• Windham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
• Arrow Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
  • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
• Geyser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <5>
• Coffee Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
  • Coffee Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffee Creek <5>
• Moccasin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Moccasin is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moccasin <5>
• Sapphire Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
  • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
• Danvers
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Raynesford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynesford
  • Raynesford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raynesford <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stanford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stanford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanford. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stanford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanford ...

Looking for more information about Stanford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stanford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stanford.

Adding Stanford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stanford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Stanford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/