Welcome to Hardin ...

The city of Hardin is located in Big Horn County<1> and is the County Seat for Big Horn County.

The location of Hardin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hardin has a population of 3,760 people<3> (see below for details).

Hardin is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hardin is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Hardin is located in the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hardin had an population of 3,760 people. This is an increase of 7.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hardin had a population of 3,505 people (which is 27.24% of the total population of Big Horn County). This makes Hardin the county's most populous community.

The population of Hardin represents 0.35% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,505 people, the population of Hardin increased 3.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,384 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hardin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hardin - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Texas (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hardin.

Communities near Hardin ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Hardin.

• Crow Agency
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Agency
  • Crow Agency is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crow Agency <5>
• Garryowen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garryowen
  • Garryowen is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garryowen <5>
• Saint Xavier
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Xavier
  • Saint Xavier is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Xavier <5>
• Pompeys Pillar
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompeys Pillar
  • Pompeys Pillar is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompeys Pillar <5>
• Custer
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <5>
• Ballantine
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantine
  • Ballantine is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballantine <5>
• Bighorn
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
  • Bighorn is located in Treasure County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bighorn <5>
• Worden
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worden <5>

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 Hardin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hardin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hardin. 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 Hardin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardin. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hardin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardin ...

Looking for more information about Hardin? 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 Hardin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hardin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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