Judith Basin County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,023. Its county seat is the town of Stanford.
History
Judith Basin County was formed of area taken from western Fergus County and eastern Cascade County on December 10, 1920. The county derives its name from the Judith River. In 1895, Yogo sapphires were discovered at Yogo Gulch, about 15 miles southwest of Utica, which at the time was in Fergus County.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.04%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Chouteau County – north
- Fergus County – east
- Wheatland County – south
- Meagher County – south
- Cascade County – west
National protected area
- Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)
City
- Stanford
Town
- Stanford (county seat)
- Hobson
Census-designated places
- Geyser
- Moccasin
- Raynesford
- Sapphire Ridge
- Surprise Creek Colony
- Utica
- Windham
Other unincorporated communities
- Arrow Creek
- Benchland
- Hughesville
- Kolin
- Lehigh
- Sapphire Village
- Sipple
- Spion Kop
- Utica
Former town
- Ubet
Demographics
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See also
- List of lakes in Judith Basin County, Montana
- List of mountains in Judith Basin County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Judith Basin County, Montana