Garfield County, Montana
Garfield County, Montana | |
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Garfield County Courthouse in Jordan | |
Location within the U.S. state of Montana | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′N 106°59′W / 47.28°N 106.99°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 (2024) | 1,181 |
| • Density | 0.2509/sq mi (0.09688/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | garfieldcountymt |
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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 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.