Welcome to Poplar ...

The city of Poplar is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Poplar has a population of 840 people<3> (see below for details).

Poplar is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Poplar, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Poplar is located in the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Poplar had an population of 840 people. This is an increase of 3.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Poplar had a population of 810 people (or 7.77% of the total population of Roosevelt County). This makes Poplar the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Poplar represents 0.08% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 810 people, the population of Poplar decreased 11.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 911 people).

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

Communities Also Named Poplar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Poplar: This one is located in Roosevelt County and the other is located in Dawson County.

Beyond Montana, there are 19 communities that are also named Poplar - they are located in California, Idaho, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Poplar ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Poplar.

• Brockton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Roosevelt County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton <5>
• Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
  • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County
• Wolf Point
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Point
  • Wolf Point is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Point <5>
• Vida
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vida
  • Vida is located in McCone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vida <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 Poplar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Poplar.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar ...

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

Adding Poplar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Poplar post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poplar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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