Richland County, Montana

Richland County
Richland County
County
	Richland County Courthouse in Sidney
	Location within the U.S. state of Montana
	Montana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 47°47′N 104°34′W / 47.79°N 104.56°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	May 27, 1914
Seat	Sidney
Largest city	Sidney
Area
• Total	2,103 sq mi (5,450 km2)
• Land	2,084 sq mi (5,400 km2)
• Water	19 sq mi (50 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	11,491
• Estimate (2022)	11,237
• Density	5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.richland.org
	Montana county number 27;

Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,491.^[2] Its county seat is Sidney.^[3]

Richland County was created by the Montana Legislature in 1914 from part of Dawson County. An early proposed name for the county was Gate, but Richland was decided upon instead as a way to entice new settlers.^[4]

^ Greenfield, Chas. (1920). Resources of Montana (1920 ed.). Montana. Dept. of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry. p. 174. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Place Names From Alzada to Zortman. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Retrieved May 9, 2011.

[RoM-1] Greenfield, Chas. (1920). Resources of Montana (1920 ed.). Montana. Dept. of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry. p. 174. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[QF-2] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

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

[4] "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Place Names From Alzada to Zortman. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Retrieved May 9, 2011.

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