Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed. He platted the townsite in 1867.

Geography

thumb|Granite County Jail (1896) in Philipsburg

Montana Highway 1 passes through town. Granite Ghost Town State Park is nearby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics