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Musselshell County

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

Musselshell County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

1,192,543 acres in 7,898 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 16%Individuals 37%Companies 41%Trusts 6%
Total assessed value

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

$0$500M$1.0B201320202025$732M

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).

Sold169
Sold to a company21
Out-of-state buyer33
Lot split6
Public to private2
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

01,0002,00020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold to a company
    Private trust to KING CATTLE CO INC
    4448.76 acres, 12-parcel property
  • Out-of-state buyer
    BULL MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS LLC to BONANZA ELK RANCH LLC
    3528.2 acres, 6-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    1177.77 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private trust to KING CATTLE CO INC
    HIGHWAY 12 W ROUNDUP, MT 59072, 637.18 acres, 5-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private trust to KING CATTLE CO INC
    323.23 acres, parcel 23171632301010000

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.

001Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Oct 26

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • Musselshell R-10M SW Musslshll
    Environmental permit Goffena Rd over Musselshell River 10 miles SW of M, #MTB013380, Expired
  • FOSTER RANCH FEEDLOT
    Environmental permit 71 QUEENS POINT RD, #MTG010199, Effective
  • SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY - Crib Pad 9 - BULL MOUNTAIN MINE NO 1
    Environmental permit 100 PORTAL DRIVE, #MTR110051, Effective
  • SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY - Crib 8 - BULL MOUNTAIN MINE NO 1
    Environmental permit 100 PORTAL DRIVE, #MTR110025, Effective
  • SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY - BULL MOUNTAIN MINE NO 1
    Environmental permit 100 PORTAL DRIVE, #MTR000499, Effective

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

5,582
people (2025)
+17.6% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$58,920
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$1,138
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,344
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Musselshell County, MT
$235,000
median home value
Montana: $375,800
15%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
923
private jobs (2023)
+9.4% since 2018
$1,244
average weekly wage
+24.8% in five years
New homes permitted per year

Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 4 so far this year.

05102016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

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

4,5005,5006,500202020255,582
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Mining & oil/gas289
Health care & social assistance169
Retail trade141
Accommodation & food services68
Construction41

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.