Laurel

Also known as Laurel, Montana, Laurel, MT

city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Montana
County: Yellowstone
Incorporated: October 10, 1908
Type: Mayor – Alderman
Mayor: Dave Waggoner
City attorney: Michele L. Braukmann
Police chief: Stan Langve
Fire chief: Brent Peters
City planner: Vacant
City: 2.607 sq mi (6.752 km )
Land: 2.605 sq mi (6.746 km )
Water: 0.0015 sq mi (0.004 km )

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Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States and the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area. Laurel is located in the Yellowstone Valley as an east–west terminal division point of the BNSF Railway. The population was 7,222 at the 2020 census.

Laurel is home to a Cenex Harvest States oil refinery and BNSF's Laurel Yard, the largest rail yard between St. Paul, Minnesota and Pasco, Washington.