Sanders County, Montana

Sanders County
Sanders County
County
	Historic Sanders County Jail in Thompson Falls, Montana
	Location within the U.S. state of Montana
	Montana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 47°40′N 115°08′W / 47.66°N 115.13°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	1905
Named for	Wilbur Fiske Sanders
Seat	Thompson Falls
Largest city	Thompson Falls
Area
• Total	2,790 sq mi (7,200 km2)
• Land	2,761 sq mi (7,150 km2)
• Water	29 sq mi (80 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,400
• Estimate (2022)	13,442
• Density	4.4/sq mi (1.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.co.sanders.mt.us
	Montana county number 35;

Sanders County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,400.^[1] Its county seat is Thompson Falls.^[2] The county was founded in 1905.^[3]

It has an annual county fair with rodeo at Plains.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Helena MT: Montana Historical Society Press. 2009. p. 236. ISBN 9780975919613.
^ "Sanders County Fair". Sanders County Fair Organization. Retrieved June 6, 2013.