Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,857 at the 2020 census.
History
The community originated as a stagecoach station on the Yellowstone River.
The original name was Sheep Dip, then changed to Stillwater, but because of a Stillwater, Minnesota on the Northern Pacific Railway, the mail presented a problem. The name was ultimately changed to Columbus, Montana in 1893.
Geography and climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Columbus is located between the Yellowstone River, the old Yellowstone Trail, Highway 10, and now Interstate 90.
The confluence of the Yellowstone River and Stillwater River is at Columbus.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Columbus has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.