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Welcome to Gallatin County ...

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

The community of Bozeman is the Seat for Gallatin County.

Gallatin County is one of the original counties of Montana and was founded in 1864.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Gallatin had a population of 114,434 people. This is an increase of 27.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 89,654 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gallatin represented 9.06% of the total population of Montana.

Below are some of the communities located in Gallatin County:

  • Belgrade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Belgrade is located in Gallatin County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,390 people
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  • Bozeman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bozeman is located in Gallatin County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozeman <2>
  • Manhattan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Forks
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • West Yellowstone
    (69 miles [111 km] to the south)

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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