Wheatland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 568 according to the 2010 census.[2]

Wheatland, Montana
Census-designated place
Wheatland
Coordinates: 45°54′12″N 111°36′0″W
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Broadwater
Area [1]
• Total	74.80 sq mi (193.72 km2)
• Land	74.45 sq mi (192.83 km2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation	4,175 ft (1,273 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,103
• Density	14.81/sq mi (5.72/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-79695
GNIS feature ID	2583865

Geography

Wheatland occupies a large area in the southern end of Broadwater County. U.S. Route 287 runs north-south through the CDP, intersecting Interstate 90 at Exit 274 of that highway. Montana Highway 2 leads east across the Jefferson River to the city of Three Forks in Gallatin County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Wheatland CDP has a total area of 76.2 square miles (197.3 km²), of which 75.6 square miles (195.9 km²) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km²), or 0.74%, is water.[2]

Demographics

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