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Mineral County

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

Mineral County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

776,567 acres in 5,663 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 91%Individuals 4%Companies 3%Trusts 1%
Total assessed value

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

$0$1.0B$2.0B201320202025$1.3B

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).

Sold124
Sold to a company20
Out-of-state buyer46
Lot split13
Public to private1
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

05001,00020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to 1ST SECURITY BANK OF DEER LODGE
    500 SLOWAY FRONTAGE RD W SUPERIOR, MT 59872, 52.15 acres, parcel 54263005402010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    Superior, 23.29 acres, parcel 54252403201060000
  • Out-of-state buyer
    Private trust to Private individual
    Haugan, 20.06 acres, parcel 54285416301020000
  • Out-of-state buyer
    Private individual to Private individual
    Alberton, 19.94 acres, parcel 54208815201080000
  • Out-of-state buyer
    LAND JIM LLC to Private individual
    7.66 acres, parcel 54285427101030000

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

  • MTD Lookout Pass - East
    Environmental permit Lookout Pass Ski Area Road - I-90, #MTB013726, Effective
  • Electric Distribution: DeBorgia - Heintz
    Environmental permit 1574 Lower Hiawatha Rd, #MTB013698, Effective
  • Clark Fork/Old Hwy 10 Bridges
    Environmental permit I-90 over Clark Fork River MP 66.3, #MTB013672, Effective
  • MTD Lookout Pass - East
    Environmental permit Lookout Pass Ski Area Road - I-90, #MTR111725, Effective
  • Clark Fork/Old Hwy 10 Bridges
    Environmental permit I-90 over Clark Fork River MP 66.3, #MTR111708, Effective

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

5,185
people (2025)
+13.5% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$63,450
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$801
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,361
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$364,300
median home value
Montana: $375,800
19%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
809
private jobs (2023)
+10.8% since 2018
$718
average weekly wage
+21.1% in five years
New homes permitted per year

Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 1 so far this year.

010202016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

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

4,0005,0006,000202020255,185
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Retail trade235
Accommodation & food services184
Health care & social assistance145
Construction50
Manufacturing40

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.