Carbon County, Montana
| Carbon County, Montana | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Montana |
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 Montana's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1895 |
| Seat | Red Lodge |
| Largest city | Red Lodge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,062 sq mi (5,341 km2) |
| • Land | 2,049 sq mi (5,307 km2) |
| • Water | 13 sq mi (34 km2), 0.6% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 10,408 |
| • Density | 4.9/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | co |
Carbon County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,078. Its county seat is Red Lodge.
Carbon County is part of the Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Carbon County was named for the rich coal deposits found in the area. Land from Park and Yellowstone counties was used to form Carbon County on March 4, 1895. More than sixty federally designated historic sites are located in the county, including Petroglyph Canyon, one of the state's most important rock art sites.
The first commercial oil well in the state was established in Elk Basin fields in 1915.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,062 square miles (5,340 km2), of which 2,049 square miles (5,310 km2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km2) (0.6%) is water.
Granite Peak, the highest mountain in Montana, is found in the Beartooth Mountains. The Beartooth Highway, one of the "most spectacular alpine highways", links Red Lodge to Cooke City. The Pryor Mountains are in the east of the county, along with the Big Horn River.
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