Teton County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,226. Its county seat is Choteau. The county was founded in 1893.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water.

Adjacent counties

  • Pondera County – north
  • Chouteau County – east
  • Cascade County – southeast
  • Lewis and Clark County – south
  • Flathead County – west

National protected area

  • Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)
  • Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area (part)

Demographics

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Communities

City

  • Choteau (county seat)

Towns

  • Dutton
  • Fairfield

Census-designated places

  • Bynum
  • Miller Colony
  • New Rockport Colony
  • Pendroy
  • Power
  • Rockport Colony

Unincorporated communities

  • Agawam
  • Blackleaf Montana
  • Collins
  • Diamond Valley Montana
  • Farmington Montana
  • Golden Ridge Montana
  • Koyl Montana
  • Saypo

Notable people

  • Joe De Yong, artist, sculptor, illustrator, Hollywood movie technical advisor and protégé of Charles M. Russell; lived in Choteau, 1924
  • John Edward Erickson, Teton County Attorney (1897–1905), governor of Montana

See also

  • List of lakes in Teton County, Montana
  • List of mountains in Teton County, Montana
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Teton County, Montana

References