Montana · Census place 3034225

Hardin, Montana

Hardin is a city in Big Horn County, Montana with an estimated 3,719 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 22nd largest of 55 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,719; #22 of 55 in Montana
Change since 2020: -2.3%; -87 people
Land area: 3.0 sq mi
Density: 1,252 / sq mi; State median 2,232

Orange pin: Hardin. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Helena.

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Hardin population, 2020 to 2024

Hardin lost 87 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -11.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,818. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Hardin covers 2.97 square miles of land, for 1,252 people per square mile of land. The median Montana place of 5,000+ has 2,232, so Hardin is less dense than the typical town.

What county Hardin is in

All of Hardin's residents live in Big Horn County, which had 12,796 residents in 2024. Hardin holds 29.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Hardin

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hardin by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 59034. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Hardin is

The Census internal point of Hardin is at 45.742200, -107.608200. Helena, the capital, is 218.9 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Billings, MT (121,483 people), 45.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 45.742200, -107.608200
DMS: 45°44'31.92"N 107°36'29.52"W
UTM: 13N 297106.9E 5068713.4N
Geohash: c85kpr45e
Plus code: 85QJP9RR+VP

Daylight in Hardin

At 45.74° N, Hardin gets about 15 h 43 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 40 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Hardin

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Montana, measured between internal points. The closest is Billings, 45.6 miles away, with 121,483 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hardin, MT?

3,719 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 87 (2.3%) from 3,806 in July 2020.

What county is Hardin in?

Big Horn County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Hardin?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 59034.

How far is Hardin from Helena?

218.9 miles (352.2 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Hardin.

What is the nearest larger city to Hardin?

Billings, MT, with 121,483 residents, 45.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.