Welcome to Choteau ...

The city of Choteau is located in Teton County<1> (at the time of its founding, Choteau was located in Chouteau County) and is the County Seat for Teton County.

The pronunciation of Choteau: SHOH-toh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Choteau, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Choteau has a population of 1,714 people<3> (see below for details).

Choteau is 3,810 feet [1,161 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Choteau is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Choteau lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Choteau: (406)

The ZIP code for Choteau: 59422<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Choteau had an population of 1,714 people. This is an increase of 1.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Choteau had a population of 1,684 people (which is 27.73% of the total population of Teton County). This makes Choteau the county's most populous community.

The population of Choteau represents 0.17% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,684 people, the population of Choteau decreased 5.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,781 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Choteau.

Communities near Choteau ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Choteau.

• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <7>
• Bynum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Bynum is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <7>
• Pendroy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy
  • Pendroy is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendroy <7>
• Collins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Teton County
• Gallup City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
  • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Teton County
• Dutton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Dutton is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton <7>
• Brady
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <7>
• Gilman
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Power
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Power is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Choteau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Choteau.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Choteau. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Choteau.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Choteau. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Choteau.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Choteau ...

Looking for more information about Choteau? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Choteau, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Choteau.

Adding Choteau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Choteau in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Choteau was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Choteau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Choteau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/