Sweet Grass County, Montana
3 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
- 3,720
- Median household income
- $77,000
- ±10,890
- Unemployed
- 1.8%
- 35 of 1,986 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.6%
- 1,422 of 1,552 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 Sweet Grass | 3,723 (2021) | Po Box 888, Big Timber | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Big Timber | 1,673 (2021) | Po Box 416, Big Timber | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Grass County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 749, Big Timber | — |
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
Big Timber Elem
School district2 schools
5th and Anderson, Big Timber, MT, 59011
Greycliff Elem
School district1 schools
301 A Street, Greycliff, MT, 59033
McLeod Elem
School district1 schools
23 Main Street, McLeod, MT, 59052
Melville Elem
School district1 schools
50 Melville Main St, Melville, MT, 59055
Sweet Grass
Supervisory union0 schools
No Address, Big Timber, MT, 59011
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sweet Grass County H S
School district1 schools
501 West 5th Ave, Big Timber, MT, 59011
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
Livingston Farmers Market (Livingston)
Annual Farmers' Market (Absarokee)
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.