Circle is a town in and the county seat of McCone County, Montana, United States. The population was 591 at the 2020 census.
The community was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the image of a circle.
History
After arriving in 1905, the town's founder Peter Rorvik opened the post office and a general store. This led to a temporary population spike. The 1960 census of 1,117 was the highest ever recorded for the town.
Geography
Circle is in southeastern McCone County along Montana Highway 200 (B Avenue), which leads east-northeast to Sidney and west to Jordan. Highway 200S branches off Highway 200 just east of Circle and leads southeast to Glendive. Highway 13 leads north from Circle to Wolf Point.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it recorded as land.