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Wheatland County

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

Wheatland County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

907,756 acres in 4,054 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 15%Tribal 1%Individuals 33%Companies 46%Trusts 5%
Total assessed value

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

$0$250M$500M201320202025$379M

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 company25
Out-of-state buyer8
Lot split4
Public to private2
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

025050020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold
    HARLOW LAND & CATTLE LLC to Private individual
    Shawmut, 1222.31 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    1153.47 acres, 6-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    1034.21 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold
    M LAZY D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to Private individual
    976.67 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    141.96 acres, parcel 44180929301010000

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

  • Judith Gap Energy LLC
    Environmental permit 1030 US Hwy 191 N, #MTR111865, Effective
  • DAR STRUCTURES-LEWISTOWN AREA
    Road project S-297, #STPB-SSS STW-0(61)
  • SPRINGWATER COLONY - FEEDLOT
    Environmental permit 17 Springwater Lane, #MTG010242, Effective
  • MARTINSDALE COLONY
    Environmental permit Box 153, #MTG010244, Effective
  • DUNCAN RANCH COLONY
    Environmental permit 12 DUNCAN COLONY LANE HWY 12, #MTG010150, Effective

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

2,100
people (2025)
+1.2% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$49,489
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$730
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,117
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Wheatland County, MT
$180,800
median home value
Montana: $375,800
24%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
388
private jobs (2023)
-6.5% since 2018
$704
average weekly wage
+21.4% in five years
Population

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

2,0002,0502,100202020252,100
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Health care & social assistance103
Retail trade78
Accommodation & food services47
Manufacturing35
Finance & insurance25

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.