Chouteau County GIS Maps

Chouteau County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

Chouteau County Parcels

Chouteau County has 14,140 mapped parcels covering 2,540,017 acres. The median assessed value is $42,216. The median lot size is 138.62 acres. 11,050 parcels are 10 acres or larger. Vacant land accounts for 61.8% of parcels. Improved property follows at 22.3% and exempt property at 14.6%. The records carry 3,465 distinct owner names. About 9% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside Montana. Owner names, mailing addresses, assessed values and lot sizes are on nearly every parcel. Browse the interactive Chouteau County Parcel viewer here.

Chouteau County Parcel Data Coverage

Field coverage measured across all Chouteau County parcel records. Download free sample data here.

Chouteau County Population

Chouteau County had 5,895 residents in 2020. That was 1.4% higher than in 2010. Chouteau County had 75 fewer people in 2020 than it did in 2000, which points to a long-term population decline. The county is fairly spread out, with about 1 people per square mile. Some of the county's most populated postal areas include Fort Benton, Big Sandy and Geraldine.

Population Trend in Chouteau County MT

Chouteau County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

Chouteau County Zip Codes

Chouteau County has 7 zip codes. Some of the county's most populated zip codes include Fort Benton (59442), Big Sandy (59520) and Geraldine (59446). Fort Benton is the largest zip by population, with about 1,792 residents or 30% of the county total. Together, the three largest zips account for about 58% of all county residents based on 2020 population estimates.

Most Populated Zip Codes in Chouteau County MT

Chouteau County Zip Code populations and trends per most recent census data.

Chouteau County Demographics

Chouteau County has a median age of 42.9, which makes the county a little older than Montana overall. About 23.2% of residents are under 18, while 22.5% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 28.9% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 22.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 34.5%. The county is mostly White by population, though Hispanic, Asian, Black and multiracial residents are also part of the local mix.

Key Demographics for Chouteau County MT

Chouteau County School Districts

Chouteau County is served by 3 public school districts with 364 students enrolled in 2024. The largest districts on the county map are Big Sandy K-12 Schools, Highwood K-12 and Geraldine K-12. Those three districts account for about 100% of public school enrollment in the map area. Total enrollment has grown modestly since 2017 across the districts shown on the county map.

Largest School Districts by Enrollment in Chouteau County MT

Chouteau County school district enrollment and trends per most recent NCES reporting data.

Chouteau County Housing & Real Estate

Chouteau County has a median home value of $185,100 and a median gross rent of $485. About 66% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run below the Montana median, while rents come in below the state average. In March 2026, the median listing price was $312,500 and homes spent about 140 days on the market.

Businesses in Chouteau County, MT

Chouteau County has 285 business listings across 129 categories. The largest categories in Chouteau County business listings are Structure And Geography (18, 6.3%), Churches & Religious Organizations (12, 4.2%), and Farm (10, 3.5%). The full Chouteau County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. Chouteau County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in Chouteau County, MT

Chouteau County Business Listings

Chouteau County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

Chouteau County Basemaps

Chouteau County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

Preview a Live Package Demo

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