Broadwater County, Montana
8 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 7,668
- Median household income
- $70,374
- ±6,632
- Unemployed
- 3.5%
- 139 of 3,960 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.5%
- 2,414 of 2,822 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 Broadwater | 7,288 (2021) | 515 Broadway St, Townsend | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Townsend | 1,917 (2021) | 110 Broadway St, Townsend | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwater County Hospital District | Hospitals | 110 N Oak St, Townsend | — |
| Toston Irrigation District | Irrigation | 8711 Us Highway 287, Toston | — |
| Broadwater County Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 130 S Cedar St, Townsend | — |
| Townsend County Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 515 Broadway St, Townsend | — |
| Broadwater County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 415 S Front St, Townsend | — |
| Broadwater County Refuse Disposal District | Solid waste management | 515 Broadway St, Townsend | — |
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
Broadwater
Supervisory union0 schools
515 Broadway, Townsend, MT, 59644
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Townsend K-12 Schools
School district3 schools
201 N Spruce, Townsend, MT, 59644
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Bozeman Winter Farmers' Market (111 S. Grand Ave. (Emerson Cultural Center) Bozeman) · Bogert Farmers' Market (Bozeman)
Boulder Farmers and Artisan's Market (Boulder)
Helena Farmers Market (500 block of Fuller Avenue Helena)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.