Golden Valley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 823, making it the third-least populous county in Montana. Its county seat is Ryegate.
Geography
Golden Valley County, Montana, was created on October 4, 1920, from parts of Musselshell and Sweet Grass counties. The county was formed to accommodate the need for smaller, more manageable county governments in the area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water. It is Montana's fifth-smallest county by area.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 12
- 20px Montana Highway 3
Adjacent counties
- Fergus County – north
- Musselshell County – east
- Yellowstone County – southeast
- Stillwater County – south
- Sweet Grass County – southwest
- Wheatland County – west
National protected area
- Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)
Politics
The county has usually favored Republican candidates. The 2016 Democratic candidate only received 71 county votes, the lowest ever for a major party in the county in a presidential election. The last Democrat to win there was Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 landslide victory.
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