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Daniels County

Land records for Daniels County, Montana: ownership, ownership changes, permits and projects, and state records. As of Oct 5, 2026, from 5 public sources.

Daniels County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

911,016 acres in 5,745 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 23%Tribal 4%Individuals 52%Companies 18%Trusts 3%
Total assessed value

All parcels, Montana Department of Revenue, by tax year.

$0$250M$500M201320202025$386M

Owner types come from the owner name on the state roll (src/parcels/classify.py). Public access map.

Ownership changes

From monthly copies of the state parcel roll, dated by the copy, not the deed. People are shown as “Private individual”.

Last 90 days, by type

One parcel can count in several rows (a sale to an out-of-state LLC is all three).

Sold85
Sold to a company15
Out-of-state buyer12
Lot split0
Public to private0
Parcels that changed owner, by year

From the yearly copies of the state roll, 2014 to 2025.

05001,00020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    720.51 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    PATRICK LARSON RANCH INC to Private individual
    639.11 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to DANIELS FARM LLC
    558.59 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold
    FORT PECK INDIAN RESERVATION to PATRICK LARSON RANCH INC &
    320.56 acres, parcel 37458535101010000
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to PATRICK LARSON RANCH INC &
    320.32 acres, parcel 37458531101010000

The full list of sales, splits and filings, with a weekly email, is in Data4 Pro.

Permits and projects

Permits, planning cases and land-use hearings, plus state DEQ and MDT permits.

Permits and projects per month

Last 24 months, all sources.

No dated permits in the last two years.

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • Road 2031 Low Water Crossing Slab Replacement, MTB004922
    Environmental permit Road 2031, #MTB013435, Expired
  • Coal Creek Temporary Crossing
    Environmental permit Coal creek, #MTB013355, Expired
  • Package 3 - Timber Bridges - Glasgow Area; STPB STWD (789); 98850000
    Environmental permit Hwy 248 RP 43.1, #MTB013324, Expired
  • Package 2 - Timber Bridges - Glasgow Area; STPB STWD (789); 98850000
    Environmental permit Hwy 248, #MTB013267, Expired
  • DPRWA: SCOBEY PHASE 3/OPHEIM PHASE 1A
    Environmental permit NORTH ON STATE HWY 13, #MTR109931, Effective

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Daniels County, on the map and as CSV, is in Data4 Pro.

Water and resources

From DNRC, the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, the Board of Oil and Gas and BLM.

Open the water and resources map

Market context

Population, income, rent, housing permits and jobs from the Census Bureau and HUD, with the Montana figure for comparison.

1,612
people (2025)
-2.3% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$55,625
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$581
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,023
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Daniels County, MT
$184,800
median home value
Montana: $375,800
17%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
572
private jobs (2023)
+4.8% since 2018
$1,037
average weekly wage
+24.2% in five years
New homes permitted per year

Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 0 so far this year.

0252016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

Census population estimates, July 1 each year. The scale does not start at zero.

1,5501,6501,750202020251,612
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Information167
Health care & social assistance100
Retail trade92
Finance & insurance41
Other services40

ACS 5-year estimates carry margins of error; *_moe fields are 90% MOEs. Small counties (Petroleum, Garfield, Treasure…) have wide MOEs. Median home value is top-coded at $2,000,001. Sources: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 county totals; Building Permits Survey, county annual and monthly files; Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (effective Oct 1 2025) — HUD eGIS feature service; County Business Patterns 2023 (fallback for BLS QCEW).

Known gaps

  • Building permits: no city or county here publishes permits online. New construction appears only through state permits (DEQ, MDT) and new address points.
  • Recorded documents: the recorder’s index is not online; documents are searched in person at the courthouse.
  • Hearing agendas: commission and planning board agendas are not read for this county yet.
  • Zoning: no zoning districts on file. Much of the county may be unzoned; check with the county planner.
  • Sale prices: Montana does not disclose sale prices, so none appear on Data 4 MT.

Official sources

Data for this page: county JSON. All counties: counties.json.