Harlowton, Montana
City in and county seat of Wheatland County, Montana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harlowton is a city in and the county seat of Wheatland County, Montana, United States.[2] The population was 955 at the 2020 census.[3]
Harlowton | |
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Nickname: Harlo | |
Coordinates: 46°26′11″N 109°50′1″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Wheatland |
Area | |
• Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
• Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,196 ft (1,279 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 955 |
• Density | 1,525.56/sq mi (589.30/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 59036 |
Area code | 406 |
FIPS code | 30-34450 |
GNIS feature ID | 0772154 |
Website | harlowton |
The city was once the eastern terminus of electric operations (1914–74) for the "Pacific Extension" of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road"). Here, steam or diesel locomotives were changed or hooked up to electric locomotives for 438-mile (705 km) trip through the Rocky Mountains to Avery, Idaho. Harlowton was founded in 1900 as a station stop on the Montana Railroad, a predecessor to the Milwaukee, and was named for Richard A. Harlow,[4] the Montana Railroad's president.