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Welcome to Dawson County ...

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

The community of Glendive is the Seat for Dawson County.

Dawson County was founded in 1865.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dawson had a population of 8,613 people. This is a decrease of 3.77% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,950 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dawson represented 0.9% 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.