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Sheridan County

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

Sheridan County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

1,073,685 acres in 8,127 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 4%Tribal 1%Individuals 66%Companies 19%Trusts 10%
Total assessed value

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

$0$500M$1.0B201320202025$676M

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).

Sold146
Sold to a company14
Out-of-state buyer23
Lot split13
Public to private4
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

05001,00020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Out-of-state buyer
    ADDUCCI FARM & RANCH LLC to Private individual
    862.06 acres, 4-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    557.61 acres, 4-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    457.35 acres, 4-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private trust to Private individual
    200.48 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    120.06 acres, parcel 34480302304010000

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.

012Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Oct 26

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • Plentywood Loop
    Environmental permit South of Plentywood, #MTB013718, Effective
  • Sheridan Electric New Headquarters
    Environmental permit Section Street & Theodore Roosevelt Expressway, #MTR111792, Effective
  • Westby Wetland Mitigation Bank
    Environmental permit New Century Dr, #MTB013683, Effective
  • Town of Plentywood Phase One Water System Improvements project
    Environmental permit 515 W 1st Ave, #MTR111667, Effective
  • Outlook Branch Line Project
    Environmental permit Outlook Hwy, Dutch Henry Rd, Soo Line Rd, Hwy 16, #MTR111344, Effective

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

3,436
people (2025)
-2.9% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$70,147
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$746
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,211
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Sheridan County, MT
$124,000
median home value
Montana: $375,800
28%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
832
private jobs (2023)
+2.8% since 2018
$853
average weekly wage
+32.2% in five years
New homes permitted per year

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

0122016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

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

3,4003,5003,600202020253,436
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Health care & social assistance219
Retail trade148
Accommodation & food services127
Mining & oil/gas58
Finance & insurance55

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.