Garfield County, Montana

Garfield County
Garfield County Courthouse in Jordan
Garfield County Courthouse in Jordan
Map of Montana highlighting Garfield County
Location within the U.S. state of Montana
Map of the United States highlighting Montana
Montana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°17′N 106°59′W / 47.28°N 106.99°W / 47.28; -106.99
Country United States
State Montana
FoundedFebruary 7, 1919[1]
SeatJordan
Largest townJordan
Area
 • Total4,847 sq mi (12,550 km2)
 • Land4,675 sq mi (12,110 km2)
 • Water172 sq mi (450 km2)  3.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,173
 • Estimate 
(2022)
1,218 Increase
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.garfieldco.us/index.html
  • Montana county number 50
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Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,173.[2] Its county seat is Jordan.[3] Garfield County is noteworthy as the site of the discovery and excavation of four of the world's dozen or so major specimens (as of 1994) of Tyrannosaurus rex. A cast of the skull of one of these dinosaurs is on display at the Garfield County Museum.[4]

  1. ^ County Timeline Genealogy Trails
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ David Quammen, "Local Bird Makes Good" (1995), collected in The Boilerplate Rhino (2000), ISBN 0-684-83728-5