Area Census 2000 7/1/2008 Absolute Change Relative Change
Montana 902,195 967,440 65,245 7.23%
Alberton town 374 420 46 12.30%
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 9,417 8,843 -574 -6.10%
Bainville town 153 146 -7 -4.58%
Baker city 1,695 1,634 -61 -3.60%
Bearcreek town 83 83 0 0.00%
Belgrade city 5,728 8,185 2,457 42.89%
Belt town 633 592 -41 -6.48%
Big Sandy town 703 610 -93 -13.23%
Big Timber city 1,650 1,796 146 8.85%
Billings city 89,847 103,994 14,147 15.75%
Boulder city 1,300 1,442 142 10.92%
Bozeman city 27,509 39,442 11,933 43.38%
Bridger town 745 725 -20 -2.68%
Broadus town 451 456 5 1.11%
Broadview town 150 151 1 0.67%
Brockton town 245 238 -7 -2.86%
Browning town 1,065 1,057 -8 -0.75%
Butte-Silver Bow (balance) 33,892 32,119 -1,773 -5.23%
Cascade town 819 773 -46 -5.62%
Chester town 871 704 -167 -19.17%
Chinook city 1,386 1,274 -112 -8.08%
Choteau city 1,781 1,691 -90 -5.05%
Circle town 644 542 -102 -15.84%
Clyde Park town 310 347 37 11.94%
Colstrip city 2,346 2,345 -1 -0.04%
Columbia Falls city 3,645 5,261 1,616 44.33%
Columbus town 1,748 1,959 211 12.07%
Conrad city 2,753 2,501 -252 -9.15%
Culbertson town 716 689 -27 -3.77%
Cut Bank city 3,105 3,105 0 0.00%
Darby town 710 863 153 21.55%
Deer Lodge city 3,421 3,462 41 1.20%
Denton town 301 278 -23 -7.64%
Dillon city 3,752 4,193 441 11.75%
Dodson town 122 102 -20 -16.39%
Drummond town 318 315 -3 -0.94%
Dutton town 389 354 -35 -9.00%
East Helena town 1,642 2,114 472 28.75%
Ekalaka town 410 370 -40 -9.76%
Ennis town 840 1,057 217 25.83%
Eureka town 1,017 1,013 -4 -0.39%
Fairfield town 659 616 -43 -6.53%
Fairview town 709 666 -43 -6.06%
Flaxville town 87 70 -17 -19.54%
Forsyth city 1,944 1,857 -87 -4.48%
Fort Benton city 1,594 1,459 -135 -8.47%
Fort Peck town 240 220 -20 -8.33%
Froid town 195 192 -3 -1.54%
Fromberg town 486 467 -19 -3.91%
Geraldine town 284 243 -41 -14.44%
Glasgow city 3,253 2,921 -332 -10.21%
Glendive city 4,729 4,585 -144 -3.05%
Grass Range town 149 141 -8 -5.37%
Great Falls city 56,690 59,251 2,561 4.52%
Hamilton city 3,705 4,817 1,112 30.01%
Hardin city 3,384 3,487 103 3.04%
Harlem city 848 787 -61 -7.19%
Harlowton city 1,062 931 -131 -12.34%
Havre city 9,621 9,575 -46 -0.48%
Helena city 25,780 29,351 3,571 13.85%
Hingham town 157 151 -6 -3.82%
Hobson city 244 211 -33 -13.52%
Hot Springs town 531 564 33 6.21%
Hysham town 330 243 -87 -26.36%
Ismay town 26 25 -1 -3.85%
Joliet town 575 625 50 8.70%
Jordan town 364 336 -28 -7.69%
Judith Gap city 164 143 -21 -12.80%
Kalispell city 14,223 21,182 6,959 48.93%
Kevin town 178 141 -37 -20.79%
Laurel city 6,255 6,605 350 5.60%
Lavina town 209 218 9 4.31%
Lewistown city 5,813 5,954 141 2.43%
Libby city 2,626 2,921 295 11.23%
Lima town 242 228 -14 -5.79%
Livingston city 6,851 7,500 649 9.47%
Lodge Grass town 510 507 -3 -0.59%
Malta city 2,120 1,801 -319 -15.05%
Manhattan town 1,396 1,622 226 16.19%
Medicine Lake town 269 213 -56 -20.82%
Melstone town 136 136 0 0.00%
Miles City city 8,487 8,102 -385 -4.54%
Missoula city 57,053 68,202 11,149 19.54%
Moore town 186 180 -6 -3.23%
Nashua town 325 291 -34 -10.46%
Neihart town 91 86 -5 -5.49%
Opheim town 111 99 -12 -10.81%
Outlook town 82 65 -17 -20.73%
Philipsburg town 914 911 -3 -0.33%
Pinesdale town 742 822 80 10.78%
Plains town 1,126 1,244 118 10.48%
Plentywood city 2,061 1,658 -403 -19.55%
Plevna town 138 131 -7 -5.07%
Polson city 4,041 5,228 1,187 29.37%
Poplar city 911 866 -45 -4.94%
Red Lodge city 2,177 2,450 273 12.54%
Rexford town 151 149 -2 -1.32%
Richey town 189 174 -15 -7.94%
Ronan city 1,812 2,008 196 10.82%
Roundup city 1,931 1,922 -9 -0.47%
Ryegate town 268 280 12 4.48%
Saco town 224 189 -35 -15.62%
Scobey city 1,082 891 -191 -17.65%
Shelby city 3,216 3,541 325 10.11%
Sheridan town 659 704 45 6.83%
Sidney city 4,774 4,782 8 0.17%
St. Ignatius town 788 813 25 3.17%
Stanford town 454 392 -62 -13.66%
Stevensville town 1,553 1,984 431 27.75%
Sunburst town 415 327 -88 -21.20%
Superior town 893 873 -20 -2.24%
Terry town 611 544 -67 -10.97%
Thompson Falls city 1,321 1,423 102 7.72%
Three Forks city 1,728 1,928 200 11.57%
Townsend city 1,867 2,030 163 8.73%
Troy city 957 985 28 2.93%
Twin Bridges town 400 428 28 7.00%
Valier town 498 454 -44 -8.84%
Virginia City town 130 144 14 10.77%
Walkerville town 714 684 -30 -4.20%
West Yellowstone town 1,177 1,511 334 28.38%
Westby town 172 139 -33 -19.19%
White Sulphur Springs city 984 951 -33 -3.35%
Whitefish city 5,032 8,281 3,249 64.57%
Whitehall town 1,044 1,167 123 11.78%
Wibaux town 567 465 -102 -17.99%
Winifred town 156 146 -10 -6.41%
Winnett town 185 163 -22 -11.89%
Wolf Point city 2,663 2,509 -154 -5.78%

Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau