Toole County, Montana

Toole County
Toole County
County
	Toole County Courthouse in Shelby
	Location within the U.S. state of Montana
	Montana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 48°39′N 111°41′W / 48.65°N 111.69°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	1914
Named for	Joseph Toole
Seat	Shelby
Largest city	Shelby
Area
• Total	1,946 sq mi (5,040 km2)
• Land	1,916 sq mi (4,960 km2)
• Water	30 sq mi (80 km2) 1.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	4,971
• Estimate (2022)	5,082
• Density	2.6/sq mi (0.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.toolecountymt.gov
	Montana county number 21;

Toole County is a county in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,971.^[1] Its county seat is Shelby.^[2] The county was established in 1914 from parts of Hill County and Teton County and was named after Joseph Toole, the first and fourth governor of Montana. Its northern boundary is the Canada–United States border south of Alberta.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.