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Hill County, Montana

Hill County had 16,065 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,899.4 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 56 in Montana by population and 18th by land area.

Population
16,065
#12 of 56 in Montana · #2,032 in US
Area
2,899.4 sq mi
#18 of 56 in Montana · #179 in US
Density
5.5 / sq mi
#16 of 56 in Montana · #2,745 in US
Median household income
$51,435
#50 of 56 in Montana · #2,610 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Hill County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Hill County population, land area and income

Hill County had 16,065 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,899.4 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 56 in Montana by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 5.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Montana has 7,814 residents, so Hill County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,435 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,065

3144th1st

2032nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,899 sq mi

3144th1st

179th of 3,144 (US)

Density

5.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2745th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,435

3143rd1st

2610th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

16,065

56th1st

12th of 56 (MT)

Land area

2,899 sq mi

56th1st

18th of 56 (MT)

Density

5.5 / sq mi

56th1st

16th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$51,435

56th1st

50th of 56 (MT)

How Hill County's population changed since 2020

Hill County lost 188 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.2%. That ranks 42nd of 56 in Montana for growth. The median Montana county changed by +2.8%, and the state as a whole by +4.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hill County recorded 867 births and 760 deaths, a natural change of +107. Net international migration added -5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -328. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 328 people.

16.3k202016.2k202116.1k202216.2k202316.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
867
Deaths
760
Net international migration
-5
Net domestic migration
-328
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-116

Where Hill County is

The Census internal point of Hill County is at 48.632000, -110.106300. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades Montana's 56 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hill County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Liberty County: -1.2%Golden Valley County: +5.1%Dawson County: -2.1%Flathead County: +9.2%Beaverhead County: +6.7%Prairie County: +2.0%Garfield County: +0.9%Lewis and Clark County: +5.5%Sweet Grass County: +2.4%Wheatland County: -0.7%Ravalli County: +8.5%Jefferson County: +9.6%Carter County: -0.6%Chouteau County: -0.6%Custer County: +0.9%Teton County: +3.1%Granite County: +9.0%Deer Lodge County: +4.1%Cascade County: +0.1%Powder River County: +2.4%Meagher County: +7.3%Daniels County: -1.7%Glacier County: -1.8%Wibaux County: -2.7%Fallon County: -2.7%McCone County: -0.7%Sheridan County: -2.5%Missoula County: +3.5%Toole County: +3.7%Sanders County: +11.5%Roosevelt County: -5.6%Rosebud County: -1.3%Treasure County: -2.5%Yellowstone County: +3.9%Blaine County: -1.4%Musselshell County: +14.8%Broadwater County: +21.0%Powell County: +2.6%Fergus County: +3.4%Phillips County: +0.1%Gallatin County: +6.2%Silver Bow County: +2.6%Madison County: +12.6%Richland County: -4.4%Lake County: +6.9%Valley County: -1.7%Judith Basin County: +4.3%Hill County: -1.2%Big Horn County: -2.2%Stillwater County: +5.0%Carbon County: +9.4%Mineral County: +13.7%Petroleum County: +4.6%Pondera County: +3.4%Park County: +4.9%Lincoln County: +12.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < +0.9%
  3. < +3.9%
  4. < +7.3%
  5. ≥ +7.3%
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Orange pin: Hill County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.632000, -110.106300
DMS
48°37'55.20"N 110°06'22.68"W
UTM
12N 565847.4E 5386933.7N
Geohash
c89swmpjc
Plus code
85WFJVJV+RF

Towns in Hill County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hill County, 9,204 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hill County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Havre with 9,204.

  1. 01Havre9,204
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hill County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Hill County. The most populous is Blaine County, MT, with 6,903 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 167.0 miles SSW of Hill County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 209.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Falls, MT (population 60,013), 95.6 miles away.

Hill County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hill County is 30041: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,435.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hill County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,065. That is down 188 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,253.

What is the FIPS code of Hill County?

30041. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hill County?

Havre, with 9,204 residents inside Hill County in 2024.

Which counties border Hill County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Blaine County, MT; Chouteau County, MT; Liberty County, MT.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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