Chouteau (MT): Profile

Welcome to Chouteau County ...

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

The community of Fort Benton is the Seat for Chouteau County.

Chouteau County is one of the original counties of Montana and was founded in 1865.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Chouteau had a population of 5,681 people. This is a decrease of 2.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,813 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chouteau represented 0.59% of the total population of Montana.

Below are some of the communities located in Chouteau County:

Big Sandy
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Big Sandy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy<2>
Fort Benton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Fort Benton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Benton<2>
Geraldine
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Geraldine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Montana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Montana Historical Society

Websites specific to Chouteau County
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Blaine County
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- Cascade County
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- Fergus County
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- Hill County
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- Judith Basin County
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- Liberty County
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- Pondera County
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- Teton County
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  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Montana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Chouteau County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Montana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Montana

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>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.