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Stillwater County

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

Stillwater County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

1,136,517 acres in 10,380 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 22%Tribal 1%Individuals 32%Companies 35%Trusts 11%
Total assessed value

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

$0$1.2B$2.5B201320202025$2.5B

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).

Sold232
Sold to a company54
Out-of-state buyer47
Lot split27
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

  • Out-of-state buyer
    Private trust to Private trust
    2531.84 acres, 9-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to WELL DONE NEW MEXICO LLC
    726.54 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private trust to Private individual
    629.18 acres, parcel 32112721388010000
  • Sold to a company
    Private trust to DOWNS ENTERPRISES INC
    468.91 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to JEANNIES JAM JAR LLC
    3835 HWY 78 COLUMBUS, MT 59019, 149.36 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

  • Battle Butte Solar
    Environmental permit 1738 Rapelje Rd, #MTR111982, Effective
  • Western Ag Ventures
    Environmental permit 212 Oil Well Rd, #MTR111853, Effective
  • Old Town Pump Columbus
    Environmental permit 602 8th Avenue North, #MTR111937, Effective
  • 419 Bridge Scour Repair
    Environmental permit 09 Co Rd 419, #MTR111829, Effective
  • 419 Bridge Scour Repair
    Environmental permit Rivers Edge Lane & Slims Lane, #MTR111824, Effective

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

9,445
people (2025)
+5.0% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$84,732
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$961
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,257
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Stillwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$405,800
median home value
Montana: $375,800
17%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
3,021
private jobs (2023)
+17.0% since 2018
$1,526
average weekly wage
+13.0% in five years
New homes permitted per year

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

0252016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

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

8,7509,2509,750202020259,445
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Mining & oil/gas1,165
Manufacturing487
Retail trade329
Health care & social assistance238
Accommodation & food services229

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.