Welcome to Harlowton ...

The city of Harlowton is located in Wheatland County<1> and is the County Seat for Wheatland County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harlowton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harlowton has a population of 971 people<3> (see below for details).

Harlowton is 4,210 feet [1,283 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Harlowton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Harlowton lies within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harlowton had an population of 971 people. This is a decrease of 2.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harlowton had a population of 997 people (which is 45.99% of the total population of Wheatland County). This makes Harlowton the county's most populous community.

The population of Harlowton represents 0.1% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 997 people, the population of Harlowton decreased 6.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,062 people).

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

Communities near Harlowton ...

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

• Judith Gap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judith Gap
  • Judith Gap is located in Wheatland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judith Gap <5>
• Twodot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twodot
  • Twodot is located in Wheatland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twodot <5>
• Hedgesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Hedgesville is located in Wheatland County
• Shawmut
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
  • Shawmut is located in Wheatland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawmut <5>
• Garneill
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garneill
  • Garneill is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garneill <5>
• Martinsdale
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsdale
  • Martinsdale is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsdale <5>
• Melville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <5>
• Buffalo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Straw
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
  • Straw is located in Fergus County
• Ryegate
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
  • Ryegate is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryegate <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 Harlowton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harlowton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlowton. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harlowton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harlowton ...

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

Adding Harlowton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harlowton 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 Harlowton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harlowton post office opened in 1900.

We also found Harlowton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlowton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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