Carter County, Montana
4 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,308
- Median household income
- $54,167
- ±12,202
- Unemployed
- 2.8%
- 18 of 633 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.5%
- 525 of 600 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 Carter | 1,428 (2021) | Po Box 315, Ekalaka | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Ekalaka | 404 (2021) | Po Box 338, Ekalaka | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekalaka Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 278, Ekalaka | — |
| Carter County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 313, Ekalaka | — |
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
Alzada Elem
School district1 schools
236 Spring Street, Alzada, MT, 59311
Carter
Supervisory union0 schools
No Address, Ekalaka, MT, 59324
Carter County H S
School district1 schools
111 W Speelmon St, Ekalaka, MT, 59324
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Ekalaka Elem
School district2 schools
111 W Speelmon St, Ekalaka, MT, 59324
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hawks Home Elem
School district2 schools
11 Talcott Lane, Hammond, MT, 59332
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
Harvest Farmers' Market (Sundance)
Miles City Farmers Market (Miles City)
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.