Harlowton, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,062. Estimated population in July 2024: 941 (-11.4% change)
Males: 508 (47.8%), Females: 554 (52.2%)
Wheatland County
Zip code: 59036
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.4 years
Median household income: $23,636
Median house value: $52,900
Population by Race
Races in Harlowton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (29.6%), Irish (20.2%), Norwegian (16.2%), English (14.8%), Scotch-Irish (6.2%), French (5.6%).
Elevation: 4227 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Harlowton
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Harlowton city
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 12.8%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-1.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Harlowton:
- WHEATLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (530 3RD STREET SW PO BOX 287)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Harlowton:
- PIONEER MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 39 miles; BIG TIMBER, MT)
- CENTRAL MONTANA MEDICAL CTR (about 49 miles; LEWISTOWN, MT)
- STILLWATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CAH (about 70 miles; COLUMBUS, MT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harlowton:
- BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 100 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)
- GALLATIN FIELD (about 103 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Abbreviation: BZN)
- GREAT FALLS INTL (about 128 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harlowton:
- WHEATLAND COUNTY AT HARLOWTON (about 2 miles; HARLOWTON, MT; Abbreviation: HWQ)
- RYEGATE (about 43 miles; RYEGATE, MT; Abbreviation: 8U0)
- BIG TIMBER (about 45 miles; BIG TIMBER, MT; Abbreviation: 6S0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harlowton:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 93 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 105 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 224 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 296 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 313 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 345 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 360 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
Schools
Public high school in Harlowton:
- HARLOWTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 304 DIVISION ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Harlowton:
- HILLCREST SCHOOL (Students: 196; Location: 500 B AVENUE NE; Grades: PK – 08)
- HILLCREST 7-8 (Students: 52; Location: 304 DIVISION ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Harlowton:
- HARLOWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,875; Location: 17 S CENTRAL AVE; 9,844 books; 137 audio materials; 41 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)