Glendive

Glendive, Montana
City
Glendive City Hall
Motto(s): Good People Surrounded by Badlands
Location of Glendive, Montana
Glendive, Montana Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°6′31″N 104°42′38″W / 47.10861°N 104.71056°W / 47.10861; -104.71056Coordinates: 47°6′31″N 104°42′38″W / 47.10861°N 104.71056°W / 47.10861; -104.71056
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Dawson
Area
• Total	3.35 sq mi (8.68 km2)
• Land	3.32 sq mi (8.60 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	2,064 ft (629 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,935
• Estimate (2016)	5,332
• Density	1,500/sq mi (570/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	59330
Area code(s)	406 Exchanges: 359,367
FIPS code	30-31450
GNIS feature ID	0771800
Website	www.cityofglendive.us

Glendive is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States. Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway when they built the transcontinental railroad across the northern tier of the western United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast. The town was the headquarters for the Yellowstone Division that encompassed 875 route miles (1,408 km); 546 (879) in main line and 328 (528) in branches with the main routes from Mandan, North Dakota, to Billings, Montana, and from Billings to Livingston, Montana. The town of Glendive is an agricultural and ranching hub of eastern Montana. The town is tucked between the Yellowstone River and the Badlands, named for the rugged terrain and jagged rock formations that are known to exist in the area. Makoshika State Park is located just east of Glendive.

Glendive is the smallest US television market (or DMA), as identified by Nielsen. The population was 4,935 at the 2010 census.

In January 2015 Glendive was the site of a major oil spill from a pipeline which also contaminated drinking water.

Glendive is located at 47°6′31″N 104°42′38″W / 47.10861°N 104.71056°W / 47.10861; -104.71056 (47.108491, -104.710419), at an altitude of 2,064 feet (629 m).