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Fergus County

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

Fergus County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

2,772,465 acres in 20,670 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 24%Tribal 1%Individuals 43%Companies 28%Trusts 6%
Total assessed value

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

$0$2.5B$5.0B201320202025$2.4B

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).

Sold242
Sold to a company33
Out-of-state buyer21
Lot split15
Public to private0
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

01,0002,00020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold
    GRIFFIN INTERESTS OF WEST YELLOWSTONE LLC to BEAR CREEK LAND AND CATTLE CO LLC
    SATTERFIELD RD ROY, MT 59471, 503.71 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    Lewistown, 501.66 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    Winifred, 486.28 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold
    GRIFFIN INTERESTS OF WEST YELLOWSTONE LLC to BEAR CREEK LAND AND CATTLE CO LLC
    441.01 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    AYERS SPRING COULEE RANCH INC to Private individual
    Denton, 321.42 acres, 2-parcel property

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.

025Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Oct 26

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • AGWEST FINANCIAL SERVICES
    Environmental permit 17 SUNRISE LANE, #MTR111960, Effective
  • Gas Transmission: Lewistown - Reroute
    Environmental permit Carroll Trl & Casino Creek Dr, #MTR111796, Effective
  • DAR Structures - Lewistown Area - Component Package 1
    Environmental permit MT HWY 81 - RP 19.9, #MTB013704, Effective
  • Package 1 - DAR Structures - Lewistown Area; STPB STWD (944); 10276001
    Environmental permit MT HWY 81 - RP 19.9, #MTR111741, Effective
  • Town of Moore Public School
    Environmental permit 509 Highland Avenue, #MTR111749, Effective

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Fergus 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.

11,825
people (2025)
+3.1% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$63,706
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$954
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,446
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Fergus County, MT
$236,100
median home value
Montana: $375,800
37%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
3,428
private jobs (2023)
+0.9% since 2018
$913
average weekly wage
+29.5% in five years
New homes permitted per year

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

010202016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

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

11K12K12K2020202512K
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Health care & social assistance773
Retail trade513
Accommodation & food services445
Manufacturing420
Construction346

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.
  • 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.