Cities In County See Population Decreases

Cities and towns in Roosevelt County experienced small population declines between 2023 and 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

On the eastern side of the county, Culbertson saw its population decrease from 715 in 2023 to 706 in 2024.

Bainville’s population went from 265 in 2023 to 261 in 2024.

Froid’s population decreased by one individual, as the town went from 186 residents in 2023 to 185 residents in 2024.

Medicine Lake’s population went from 245 in 2023 to 240 in 2024. Plentywood decreased from 1,644 to 1,626.

In the west, Wolf Point’s population decreased from 2,554 in 2023 to 2,522 in 2024, a decrease of 32 residents.

Poplar also went down in population slightly from 731 in 2023 to 722 in 2024.

Eastern Montana cities included Sidney dipping from 6,088 to 6,031 and Glasgow dropping from 3,186 to 3,169. Glendive decreased from 4,808 to 4,760 and Miles City dropped from 8,446 to 8,407.

Kalispell remained the fastest growing city in Montana with an increase of more than 1,100 from 2023 to 2024.

Other large cities with increases included Bozeman with 788, Billings with 686, Missoula with 557, Helena with 360 and Belgrade with 284.