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Welcome to Cascade County ...

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

The community of Great Falls is the Seat for Cascade County.

Cascade County was founded in 1887. Cascade was created by taking area from Chouteau and Meagher Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cascade had a population of 81,366 people. This is a decrease of 0.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 81,507 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cascade represented 8.24% of the total population of Montana.

Below are some of the communities located in Cascade County:

  • Belt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Belt is located in Cascade County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <2>
  • Cascade
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade is located in Cascade County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <2>
  • Great Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Neihart
    (44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast)

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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