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Powder River County

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

Powder River County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

2,107,051 acres in 7,171 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 20%Individuals 41%Companies 34%Trusts 5%
Total assessed value

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

$0$250M$500M201320202025$291M

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).

Sold55
Sold to a company11
Out-of-state buyer13
Lot split14
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
    O'TIWAHE RANCH LLC to OSTENDORF RANCH LLC
    70 BURDETTE CREEK LN BROADUS, MT 59317, 240.08 acres, parcel 09048107104040000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    198.36 acres, parcel 09056218101010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    Broadus, 17.56 acres, parcel 09065618401010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    Broadus, 0.08 acres, parcel 09065734109050001
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    10884.25 acres, 27-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.

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

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • Randall Bridge (Near Randall Lane)
    Road project Moorhead Rd, #S-391, TC Approved
  • Little Powder River Bridge Replacement
    Environmental permit 119 North Park Avenue, #MTB013310, Expired
  • UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - BROADUS FACILITY
    Environmental permit 199 WEST WILSON, #MTRNE0033, Effective
  • POWDER RIVER CO. COMMISSIONERS - POWDER RIVER CO. LANDFILL
    Environmental permit ACCESS RD OFF POWDERVILLE RD WEST, #MTR000460, Effective
  • TOWN OF BROADUS WWTF
    Environmental permit POWDERVILLE RD W, #MTG580015, Effective

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Powder River 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.

1,781
people (2025)
+5.1% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$67,045
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$533
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,025
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Powder River County, MT
$192,100
median home value
Montana: $375,800
21%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
249
private jobs (2023)
-15.9% since 2018
$688
average weekly wage
+17.0% in five years
Population

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

1,6501,7501,850202020251,781
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Retail trade81
Accommodation & food services51
Mining & oil/gas27
Other services24
Construction14

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.