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  • FIPS 30101
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Toole County, Montana

Toole County had 5,153 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,914.9 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 56 in Montana by population and 34th by land area.

Population
5,153
#37 of 56 in Montana · #2,807 in US
Area
1,914.9 sq mi
#34 of 56 in Montana · #298 in US
Density
2.7 / sq mi
#31 of 56 in Montana · #2,932 in US
Median household income
$52,399
#47 of 56 in Montana · #2,523 in US

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

Toole County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Toole County population, land area and income

Toole County had 5,153 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,914.9 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 56 in Montana by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 2.7 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; Toole County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,399 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,153

3144th1st

2807th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,915 sq mi

3144th1st

298th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2932nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,399

3143rd1st

2523rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

5,153

56th1st

37th of 56 (MT)

Land area

1,915 sq mi

56th1st

34th of 56 (MT)

Density

2.7 / sq mi

56th1st

31st of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$52,399

56th1st

47th of 56 (MT)

How Toole County's population changed since 2020

Toole County gained 186 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.7%. That ranks 24th 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, Toole County recorded 234 births and 267 deaths, a natural change of -33. Net international migration added +36 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +175. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 175 people.

4,96720204,98720215,07220225,12820235,1532024
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
234
Deaths
267
Net international migration
+36
Net domestic migration
+175
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+25

Where Toole County is

The Census internal point of Toole County is at 48.645100, -111.733500. 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 Toole 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: Toole County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.645100, -111.733500
DMS
48°38'42.36"N 111°44'0.60"W
UTM
12N 445970.0E 5388264.1N
Geohash
c88s9rw4h
Plus code
85WCJ7W8+2J

Towns in Toole County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Toole County, 3,273 people together, or 64% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Toole County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Shelby with 3,273.

  1. 01Shelby3,273
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Toole County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Toole County. The most populous is Glacier County, MT, with 13,503 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 142.9 miles S of Toole County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 247.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Falls, MT (population 60,013), 81.5 miles away.

Toole County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Toole County is 30101: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 101. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,399.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Toole County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,153. That is up 186 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,967.

What is the FIPS code of Toole County?

30101. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (101) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Toole County?

Shelby, with 3,273 residents inside Toole County in 2024.

Which counties border Toole County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Glacier County, MT; Pondera 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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