Wolf Point, Montana

Wolf Point
Downtown Wolf Point
Downtown Wolf Point
Location of Wolf Point, Montana
Location of Wolf Point, Montana
Coordinates: 48°5′29″N 105°38′33″W / 48.09139°N 105.64250°W / 48.09139; -105.64250
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyRoosevelt
Incorporated (city)1915
Government
 • TypeTribal
 • MayorChristopher M. Dschaak
Area
 • Total
0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,000 ft (609 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,517
 • Density2,850.51/sq mi (1,100.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain Standard Time (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time (MDT))
ZIP code
59201
Area code406
FIPS code30-81475
GNIS feature ID0778652
Websitehttp://ci.wolf-point.mt.us/

Wolf Point is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, Montana, United States.[2] The population was 2,517 at the 2020 census, down 4% from 2,621 in the 2010 Census.[3] It is the largest community on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Wolf Point is the home of the annual Wild Horse Stampede, held every year during the second weekend of July. Wolf Point's Wild Horse Stampede is the oldest rodeo in Montana, and has been called the "Grandaddy of Montana Rodeos".[4][5][6]

Wolf Point also is home of the Wadopana Pow-wow, the oldest traditional pow wow in Montana and always held the first week in August.[7]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wolf Point "Wild Horse" Stampede". City of Wolf Point. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Old West Adventure Calendar". Winnipeg Free Press. April 5, 1986. p. 190. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  6. ^ McCoy, Michael (2007). Montana Off The Beaten Path (7th ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-762744237. OCLC 145747595.
  7. ^ "Wadopana Pow-wow". Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved October 13, 2022.