Silver Bow County, Montana

Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County
Consolidated city-county
	Butte-Silver Bow County
	Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Butte.
	Location within the U.S. state of Montana
	Montana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°54′N 112°40′W / 45.9°N 112.66°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	February 16, 1881
Named for	Silver Bow Creek
Seat	Butte
Largest city	Butte
Government
• Chief Executive	J.P. Gallagher
Area
• Total	719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (2 km2) 0.08%
Population (2020)
• Total	35,133
• Estimate (2022)	36,068
• Density	49/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	co.silverbow.mt.us
	Montana county number 01; Unigov with Butte, MT;

Silver Bow County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,133.^[1] Its county seat is Butte.^[2] In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the single entity of Butte-Silver Bow. Additionally, the town of Walkerville is a separate municipality from Butte and is within the county.

Silver Bow County comprises the Butte-Silver Bow, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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