Granite County, Montana

Granite County
Granite County
County
	Granite County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Montana
	Montana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°25′N 113°27′W / 46.42°N 113.45°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	March 2, 1893
Seat	Philipsburg
Largest town	Philipsburg
Area
• Total	1,733 sq mi (4,490 km2)
• Land	1,727 sq mi (4,470 km2)
• Water	5.6 sq mi (15 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	3,309
• Estimate (2022)	3,502
• Density	1.9/sq mi (0.74/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.co.granite.mt.us
	Montana county number 46;

Granite County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,309.^[2] Its county seat is Philipsburg.^[3] The county was founded in 1893, and was named for a mountain which contains the Granite Mountain silver mine.^[4]

^ Montana County Formation Time Line
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 141.

[1] Montana County Formation Time Line

[QF-2] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[4] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 141.

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