Musselshell County, Montana
9 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
- 5,152
- Median household income
- $58,920
- ±9,325
- Unemployed
- 9.2%
- 216 of 2,342 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.4%
- 1,792 of 2,148 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 Musselshell | 4,896 (2021) | 506 Main St, Roundup | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Roundup | 1,805 (2021) | Po Box 660, Roundup | — |
| Town of Melstone | 131 (2021) | Po Box 237, Melstone | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musselshell Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 13, Musselshell | — |
| Roundup Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 3 Gage Rd, Roundup | — |
| Musselshell Hospital District | Hospitals | 506 Main St, Roundup | — |
| Roundup Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 506 Main St, Roundup | — |
| Lower Musselshell County Conservation District | Natural resources and water supply | Po Box 160, Roundup | Website |
| Musselshell Community County Water & Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 29, Musselshell | — |
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
Melstone Elem
School district2 schools
5 6th Avenue N, Melstone, MT, 59054
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Melstone H S
School district1 schools
5 6th Avenue N, Melstone, MT, 59054
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Musselshell
Supervisory union0 schools
506 Main Street, Roundup, MT, 59072
Roundup Elem
School district2 schools
12 Main Street, Roundup, MT, 59072
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Roundup High School
School district1 schools
12 Main Street, Roundup, MT, 59072
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
Yellowstone Valley Farmers Market (Billings) · Laurel Downtown Farmers' Market (Laurel)
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.