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Welcome to Carbon County ...

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

The community of Red Lodge is the Seat for Carbon County.

Carbon County was founded in 1895. Carbon was created by taking area from Park and Yellowstone Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carbon had a population of 10,725 people. This is an increase of 6.58% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,063 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbon represented 1.02% of the total population of Montana.

Below are some of the communities located in Carbon County:

  • Bearcreek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bridger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fromberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Joliet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Joliet is located in Carbon County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <2>
  • Red Lodge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

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.
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