Meagher County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,927. Its county seat is White Sulphur Springs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2010 center of population of Montana is located in Meagher County at
History
Meagher County was named for Thomas Francis Meagher, territorial governor of Montana.
The first county seat was Diamond City, the main city of the Confederate Gulch mining district. This area is no longer part of Meagher County, but today lies in neighboring Broadwater County.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 12
- 20px U.S. Highway 89
Adjacent counties
- Cascade County - north
- Judith Basin County - northeast
- Wheatland County - east
- Sweet Grass County - southeast
- Park County - south
- Gallatin County - south
- Broadwater County - west
- Lewis and Clark County - northwest
National protected areas
- Gallatin National Forest (part)
- Helena National Forest (part)
- Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)
Demographics
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Communities
City
- White Sulphur Springs (county seat)
Census-designated places
- Martinsdale
- Springdale Colony
Other unincorporated communities
- Castle Town
- Checkerboard
- Copperopolis
- Fort Logan
- Hamen
- Lennep
- Loweth
- Moss Agate
- Moyne
- Ringling
- Sixteen
Individual residences (identified on aerial map)
- Ford Place
See also
- List of lakes in Meagher County, Montana
- Confederate Gulch and Diamond City (historically in Meagher County, but now in Broadwater County)
- List of mountains in Meagher County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Meagher County, Montana