Fergus County, Montana

Fergus County
Fergus County
County
	Fergus County Courthouse in Lewistown
	Location within the U.S. state of Montana
	Montana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 47°16′N 109°13′W / 47.26°N 109.22°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	1885
Named for	James Fergus
Seat	Lewistown
Largest city	Lewistown
Area
• Total	4,350 sq mi (11,300 km2)
• Land	4,340 sq mi (11,200 km2)
• Water	11 sq mi (30 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	11,446
• Estimate (2022)	11,663
• Density	2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.fergus.mt.us
	Montana county number 08;

Fergus County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,446.^[1] Its county seat is Lewistown.^[2] The county was founded in 1885 and named for James Fergus, a Montana politician who was instrumental in creating the county.^[3]^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Fergus County - Home". www.co.fergus.mt.us. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 125.