Welcome to Denton ...

The town of Denton is located in Fergus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Denton has a population of 233 people<2> (see below for details).

Denton is 3,590 feet [1,094 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Denton is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Denton lies within the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Denton: 59430<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Denton had an population of 233 people. This is a decrease of 8.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Denton had a population of 255 people. This makes Denton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Denton represents 0.03% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 255 people, the population of Denton decreased 15.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 301 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Denton.

Communities Also Named Denton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Denton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Denton.

Communities near Denton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Denton.

• Stanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <5>
• Coffee Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
  • Coffee Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffee Creek <5>
• Arrow Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
  • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
• Danvers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Moccasin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Moccasin is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moccasin <5>
• Windham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
• Hobson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
  • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <5>
• Kendall ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Kendall is located in Fergus County
• Geraldine
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
  • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <5>
• Geyser
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Denton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Denton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denton ...

Looking for more information about Denton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Denton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Denton.

Adding Denton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Denton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Denton post office opened in 1888.

We also found Denton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/