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Welcome to Fergus County ...

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

The community of Lewistown is the Seat for Fergus County.

Fergus County is one of the original counties of Montana and was founded in 1885.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fergus had a population of 11,050 people. This is a decrease of 4.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,585 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fergus represented 1.17% of the total population of Montana.

Below are some of the communities located in Fergus County:

  • Denton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Denton is located in Fergus County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <2>
  • Grass Range
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lewistown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore is located in Fergus County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <2>
  • Winifred
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)

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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.
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