Silver Bow County

Also known as Silver Bow County, Montana, Silverbow County, Silver Bow County, MT, Silver Bow

county in Montana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Montana
Founded: February 16, 1881
Named after: Silver Bow Creek
Seat: Butte
Largest city: Butte
Chief executive: J.P. Gallagher
Total: 719 sq mi (1,860 km )
Land: 718 sq mi (1,860 km )
Water: 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.08%
Estimate 2025: 36,118
Density: 48.9/sq mi (18.9/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( Mountain )

Article

Silver Bow County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,133. Its county seat is Butte. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the single entity of Butte-Silver Bow. Additionally, the town of Walkerville is a separate municipality from Butte and is within the county.

Silver Bow County comprises the Butte-Silver Bow, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area.