Roosevelt County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,794. Its county seat is Wolf Point. Roosevelt County was created by the Montana Legislature in 1919 from a portion of Sheridan County. The name honors former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who had died earlier that year.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Three-fourths of the county's land area lies within the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Route 2
- 20px Montana Highway 13
- 20px Montana Highway 16
- 20px Montana Highway 25
- 20px Montana Highway 251
Transit
- Amtrak Empire Builder (Wolf Point station)
Adjacent counties
- Daniels County – northwest
- Sheridan County – northeast
- Williams County, North Dakota – east
- McKenzie County, North Dakota – southeast
- Richland County – south
- McCone County – southwest
- Valley County - west
National protected areas
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (part)
- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bredette has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Bredette was on August 6, 1983, and July 24, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 20, 1954.
|source 2 = National Weather Service
Demographics
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Communities
thumb|200px|Roosevelt County Courthouse, Wolf Point MT
Cities
- Poplar
- Wolf Point (county seat)
Towns
- Bainville
- Culbertson
- Froid
Census-designated place
- Brockton
Unincorporated communities
- Biem
- Blair
- Bredette
- Chelsea
- Fort Kipp
- Macon
- Sprole
See also
- List of lakes in Roosevelt County, Montana
- List of mountains in Roosevelt County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Roosevelt County MT