Garfield County, Montana
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Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,173.[2] Its county seat is Jordan.[3]
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Garfield County | |
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Coordinates: 47°17′N 106°59′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
Founded | February 7, 1919[1] |
Seat | Jordan |
Largest town | Jordan |
Area | |
• Total | 4,847 sq mi (12,550 km2) |
• Land | 4,675 sq mi (12,110 km2) |
• Water | 172 sq mi (450 km2) 3.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,173 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,218 |
• Density | 0.24/sq mi (0.093/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
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Garfield County is noteworthy as the site of the discovery and excavation of four of the world's dozen or so major specimens (as of 1994) of Tyrannosaurus rex. A cast of the skull of one of these dinosaurs is on display at the Garfield County Museum.[4]