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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 81,393 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cascade represented 8.22% of the total population of Montana.

Below are some of the communities located in Cascade County:

  • Belt
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Belt
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt<3>
  • Cascade
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cascade
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade<3>
  • Great Falls
  • Neihart
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neihart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Neihart
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neihart<3>

Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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This page was last modified/updated: 17 Sep 2023