Broadwater County
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county in south central Montana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Montana
- Named after
- Charles Arthur Broadwater
- Seat
- Townsend
- Largest city
- Townsend
- Total
- 1,239 sq mi (3,210 km )
- Land
- 1,193 sq mi (3,090 km )
- Water
- 46 sq mi (120 km ) 3.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,493
- Density
- 5.678/sq mi (2.192/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .broadwatercountymt .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Montana
- Contains
- Townsend
- Capital
- Townsend
- Population
- 6774
- Area
- 3209
- Shares border with
- Jefferson County
- Official website
- www.co.broadwater.mt.us
- Image
- Broadwater county courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 2436
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- topic's main category
- Category:Broadwater County, Montana
- water as percent of area
- 3.7
- native label
- Broadwater County
- Commons category
- Broadwater County, Montana
- inception
- 1897-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Broadwater County, Montana
- per capita income
- 31573
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Encyclopedic overview
Broadwater County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,774. Its county seat is Townsend. The county was named for Charles Arthur Broadwater, a noted Montana railroad, real estate, and banking magnate.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Broadwater County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.