Fergus County
Also known as Fergus County, Montana, Fergus County, MT
county in Montana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Montana
- Named after
- James Fergus
- Seat
- Lewistown
- Largest city
- Lewistown
- Total
- 4,350 sq mi (11,300 km )
- Land
- 4,340 sq mi (11,200 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,825
- Density
- 2.7/sq mi (1.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
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Fergus County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,446. Its county seat is Lewistown. The county was founded in 1885 and named for James Fergus, a Montana politician who was instrumental in creating the county.
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