Montana · Census place 3064150

Ronan, Montana

Ronan is a city in Lake County, Montana with an estimated 2,182 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 34th largest of 55 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,182; #34 of 55 in Montana
Change since 2020: +10.6%; +210 people
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Density: 1,774 / sq mi; State median 2,232

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

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Ronan population, 2020 to 2024

Ronan added 210 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +10.6%. In the latest year it moved by +15.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,961. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Ronan covers 1.23 square miles of land, for 1,774 people per square mile of land. The median Montana place of 5,000+ has 2,232, so Ronan is less dense than the typical town.

What county Ronan is in

All of Ronan's residents live in Lake County, which had 33,403 residents in 2024. Ronan holds 6.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Ronan

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ronan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 59864. 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 Ronan is

The Census internal point of Ronan is at 47.529000, -114.100900. Helena, the capital, is 117.8 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Polson, MT (5,631 people), 11.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Spokane Valley, WA, 146.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 47.529000, -114.100900
DMS: 47°31'44.40"N 114°06'3.24"W
UTM: 11N 718212.8E 5268026.5N
Geohash: c2qy7s6k2
Plus code: 85V7GVHX+JJ

Daylight in Ronan

At 47.53° N, Ronan gets about 15 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 26 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Ronan

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Montana, measured between internal points. The closest is Polson, 11.2 miles away, with 5,631 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ronan, MT?

2,182 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 210 (10.6%) from 1,972 in July 2020.

What county is Ronan in?

Lake County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Ronan?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 59864.

How far is Ronan from Helena?

117.8 miles (189.5 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Ronan.

What is the nearest larger city to Ronan?

Polson, MT, with 5,631 residents, 11.2 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.