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Welcome to Broadwater County ...

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

The community of Townsend is the Seat for Broadwater County.

Broadwater County was founded in 1897. Broadwater was created by taking area from Jefferson and Meagher Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Broadwater had a population of 6,237 people. This is an increase of 10.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,633 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Broadwater represented 0.57% of the total population of Montana.

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.