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Located in: Chouteau County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Benton

Time Zone: Fort Benton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 406

Elevation: 2,640 feet [804.67 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Fort Benton)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	1,443 (1.43% decrease since 2010)
2010:	1,464 (8.16% decrease since 2000)
2000:	1,594

Total Area:<3> 2.07 sq. miles [5.4 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 811

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Fort Benton:

Lat: 47.828700° (or 47°49'43" N)

Lon: -110.656000° (or -110°39'21" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Benton<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Benton

GNIS ID: 2410524

FIPS State / Place Code: 30 / 28000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Benton)

About Chouteau County

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

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Chouteau)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,635 (3.01% decrease since 2010)
2010	5,810 (2.68% decrease since 2000)
2000:	5,970

Total Area: 3,996 sq. miles [10,351.5 km²]

Housing Units: 2,879

Official Website: https://co.chouteau.mt.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Chouteau

GNIS ID: 1719619

FIPS State / County Code: 30 / 015

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Benton)

About Montana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,070,123 (8.16% increase since 2010)
2010:	989,415 (9.67% increase since 2000)
2000:	902,195

Websites for State of Montana

Official Website: https://mt.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitmt.com/

Parks: https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/

Fishing: https://fwp.mt.gov/fish

Hunting: https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Montana

GNIS ID: 767982

FIPS State: 30

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Benton)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Benton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Benton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Benton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Fort Benton.