Garfield County, Montana
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,173. Its county seat is Jordan.
Garfield County | |
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Garfield County Courthouse in Jordan | |
Location within the U.S. state of Montana | |
Montana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′N 106°59′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| Founded | February 7, 1919 |
| Seat | Jordan |
| Largest town | Jordan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,847 sq mi (12,550 km2) |
| • Land | 4,675 sq mi (12,110 km2) |
| • Water | 172 sq mi (450 km2) 3.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,173 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 1,218 |
| • Density | 0.24/sq mi (0.093/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
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Garfield County is noteworthy as the site of the discovery and excavation of four of the world's dozen or so major specimens (as of 1994) of Tyrannosaurus rex. A cast of the skull of one of these dinosaurs is on display at the Garfield County Museum.
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