Beaverhead County, Montana
22 public bodies govern here, 10 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,713
- Median household income
- $61,268
- ±2,995
- Unemployed
- 1.3%
- 60 of 4,679 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.4%
- 3,798 of 4,201 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Beaverhead | 9,524 (2021) | 2 S Pacific St, Dillon | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Dillon | 3,976 (2021) | 125 N Idaho St, Dillon | — |
| Town of Lima | 210 (2021) | Po Box 184, Lima | — |
Special districts 19
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2 S Pacific St, Dillon | — |
| Briston Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 7285 Mt Highway 91 N, Dillon | — |
| Centennial Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 223 S Argenta St, Dillon | — |
| Dewey Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 62920 Mt Highway 43, Wise River | — |
| Jackson Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 795, Jackson | — |
| Wisdom Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 81, Wisdom | — |
| Public Hospital District of Beaverhead County | Hospitals | 600 Mt Hwy 91 S, Dillon | Website |
| East Bench Irrigation District | Irrigation | 1200 Mt Highway 41, Dillon | — |
| Red Rock River (county) Water and Sewer District | Irrigation | Po Box 1046, Dillon | — |
| West Bench Irrigation District | Irrigation | 3116 Carrigan Ln, Dillon | — |
| Beaverhead County Fire District 2 | Local fire protection | 405 N Idaho St, Dillon | — |
| Beaverhead County Fire District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 208, Wisdom | — |
| Grasshopper Valley Rural Fire District 4 | Local fire protection | Po Box 460484, Polaris | — |
| Lima Fire District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 161, Lima | — |
| Wisdom Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 32, Wisdom | — |
| Beaverhead-Jackson Water & Sewer | Sewerage | Po Box 788, Jackson | — |
| Wisdom (county) Water and Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 105, Wisdom | — |
| Beaverhead County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 420 Barrett St, Dillon | — |
| Beaverhead County Refuse Disposal District | Solid waste management | 2 S Pacific St, Dillon | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Beaverhead
Supervisory union0 schools
2 South Pacific CL #7, Dillon, MT, 59725
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Beaverhead County H S
School district1 schools
104 North Pacific Street, Dillon, MT, 59725
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Dillon Elem
School district2 schools
22 North Cottom, Dillon, MT, 59725
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Grant Elem
School district1 schools
12420 MT Hwy 324, Dillon, MT, 59725
Jackson Elem
School district1 schools
415 Jardine Ave, Jackson, MT, 59736
Lima K-12 Schools
School district3 schools
1 North Harrison, Lima, MT, 59739
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Polaris Elem
School district1 schools
4210 Pioneer Mountain Scenic B, Polaris, MT, 59746
Reichle Elem
School district1 schools
6715 Schoolhouse Rd, Glen, MT, 59732
Wisdom Elem
School district1 schools
408 Elm Street, Wisdom, MT, 59761
Wise River Elem
School district1 schools
175 Swamp Creek Road, Wise River, MT, 59762
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Dillon Farmers' Market
933 S. Washington St., Wells Fargo Bank parking lot, Dillon, MT, 59725
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.