Phillips County, Montana
16 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,221
- Median household income
- $53,417
- ±2,401
- Unemployed
- 1.8%
- 34 of 1,899 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.0%
- 1,607 of 1,765 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 Phillips | 4,192 (2021) | Po Box 360, Malta | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Malta | 1,847 (2021) | Po Box 1300, Malta | — |
| Town of Dodson | 126 (2021) | Po Box 98, Dodson | — |
| Town of Saco | 159 (2021) | Po Box 330, Saco | — |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips County Regional Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 1242, Malta | — |
| Dodson Hillside Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 266, Dodson | — |
| Grandview Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 147, Saco | — |
| Malta Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 1153, Malta | — |
| Dodson Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1340, Malta | — |
| Malta Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1340, Malta | — |
| Phillips County Television Translator District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 668, Malta | — |
| Whitewater Water and Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 52, Whitewater | — |
| Phillips County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1120 Hwy 191 S Ste 2, Malta Mt | — |
| Green Tree Meadows Water and Sewer District | Water supply utility | Po Box 2515, Kalispell | — |
| Phillips County Green Meadow Water and Sewer District | Water supply utility | Po Box 1166, Malta | — |
| Zortman Water and Sewer District | Water supply utility | Po Box 210, Zortman | — |
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
Dodson K-12
School district3 schools
124 First Ave W, Dodson, MT, 59524
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Malta K-12 Schools
School district4 schools
1 HS Lane S 9th St W, Malta, MT, 59538
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Phillips
Supervisory union0 schools
No Address, Malta, MT, 59538
Saco Elem
School district2 schools
321 Hwy 243, Saco, MT, 59261
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Saco H S
School district1 schools
321 Hwy 243, Saco, MT, 59261
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Whitewater K-12 Schools
School district3 schools
1 Main Street, Whitewater, MT, 59544
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
Glasgow Farmers' Market (Glasgow)
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.