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Chouteau County, Montana

US county information
NameChouteau County
StateMontana
SeatFort Benton
Largest cityFort Benton
US Area
Total Area3997 sq mi (10352.2 km2)
Land Area3973 sq mi (10290.1 km2)
Water Area24 sq mi (62.2 km2)
Population5970 (2000)
Density1/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Founded1865

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Chouteau County is a county located in the North-Central region of the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population was 5,970. Its county seat is Fort Benton . It was established in 1865 as one of the original nine counties of Montana, and named in 1882 after Pierre Chouteau, Jr., a fur trader who established a trading post that became Fort Benton, which was once an important port on the Missouri River.

It is home to the Chippewa-Cree tribe on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. It contains part of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

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Chouteau County Commissioner Jim O'Hara to run for governor - Great Falls Tribune Tweet this news
Great Falls Tribune---Chouteau County- Commissioner Jim O'Hara announced Thursday that he'll be running for governor ... - Date : Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:03:27 GMT+00:00
Chouteau County official announces candidacy for Governor - KXLH Helena News Tweet this news
KXLH Helena News--Another Republican plans to throw his hat in the ring to become the next Governor of -Montana-. The latest candidate is -Chouteau County- Commissioner Jim ... - Date : Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:02:23 GMT+00:00
Winter weather results in wrecks - Pryor Daily Times Tweet this news
Pryor Daily Times---Chouteau- Fire Chief Ted Key said in the Mazie area, between -county- roads 620 and 650, Highway 69 was iced over. “It was just a glazed sheet of ice,” he said ... - Date : Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:09:17 GMT+00:00
Fort Benton's critters need assistance too - Great Falls Tribune Tweet this news
Great Falls Tribune--Many are from -Chouteau County-, but sometimes from the surrounding counties as well. The animals that find their way to The Florence Dedman Animal Shelter ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:26:12 GMT+00:00
Box Elder teen killed in crash - KPAX-TV Tweet this news
KPAX-TV--The -Montana- Highway Patrol reports the pursuit started eastbound on Upper Box Elder Road in -Chouteau County-. According to the MHP, the driver turned off his ... - Date : Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:08:38 GMT+00:00
Howard E. LeFurgey - Great Falls Tribune Tweet this news
Great Falls Tribune--Following graduation, besides farming, Howard worked for -Chouteau County- building bridges. Later, when working for Granger Construction Co., he helped build ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:09:25 GMT+00:00
San Francisco woman gets almost four years in jail for wine tasting... - San Jose Mercury News Tweet this news
San Jose Mercury News--Lyndsay Murray-Mazany, 28, tearfully apologized to members of the victims' families just before Judge Rene Auguste -Chouteau- rejected defense attorney Chris ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:11:28 GMT+00:00
Man hurt in Wagoner County collision - Muskogee Daily Phoenix Tweet this news
Muskogee Daily Phoenix--A -Chouteau- man was injured Thursday in a two-vehicle crash in Wagoner -County-, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report. Don Hale Jr., 22, ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:11:55 GMT+00:00
Man charged with auto theft - Pryor Daily Times Tweet this news
Pryor Daily Times---CHOUTEAU- � A -Chouteau- man has been charged with several crimes after separate investigations led to him. Wylie James Gonzalez Brewer, 24, was in the Mayes ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:44:04 GMT+00:00
Children "Shop with Sheriff" for Christmas items - KRTV Great Falls News Tweet this news
KRTV Great Falls News--Members of the -Chouteau County- Sheriff's office spent Wednesday morning looking for items on a wanted list - including toy trucks, action figures, dolls, ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:36:20 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Chouteau County, Montana

County seat: Fort Benton
CityFort Benton
TownsBig Sandy * Geraldine
CDPBoneau * Box Elder � * Carter * Highwood * Loma * Parker School
Ghost townLonetree
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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