Belgrade, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Belgrade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59714. The Survey maps it on the Belgrade quadrangle. 10,460 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,459 feet above sea level.
On record in Belgrade
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 7 records
Belgrade City Hall and Jaillisted 1982
Pass Creek Schoollisted 1981
Reese Creek Schoollisted 1981
Springhill Schoollisted 1981- Maudlow Schoollisted 1982
- Thomas Quaw Houselisted 1991
- Sedan Schoollisted 1981
Population over time
2 figuresBelgrade grew from 7,389 to 10,460 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,389 | |
| 2020 | 10,460 | +3,071 (+42%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Belgrade quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Belgrade quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Belgrade between 2018 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Custer County | 201062 |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
| 11 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phillips County | 201059 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
| 31 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Belgrade: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rader Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Cazier Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Cazier Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Balke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bar Land Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gardner Construction Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belgrade in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 wildfire, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Wildfire | Belgrade | 3 hurt, $160,000 | Maudlow/Toston fire - included Broadwater County, 81687 acres burned, 1 resident destroyed, 1 outbuilding destroyed, human caused, continued from August. |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Belgrade | 3 hurt, $160,000 | Maudlow/Toston fire - included southeast Broadwater County, 81687 acres burned, 1 resident destroyed, 1 outbuilding destroyed, human caused, continued past August 31. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone Airport measured a 62 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone Airport measured a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone Airport measured a 66 mph wind gust. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone Airport measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone Airport measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone Airport measured a severe gust. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone Airport measured a 62 kt gust. Blowing dust was also reported. |
| May 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Belgrade | - | Funnel cloud reported near Belgrade Softball Complex. Time and location estimated. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | Prolonged severe convective wind event recorded at KBZN ASOS. Severe wind gusts lasted for nearly 20 minutes. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | Asos kbzn Bozeman Yellowstone Airport. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Belgrade | - | Trained spotter at 5 SE Belgrade reported 3/4 inch diameter hail. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | A medium sized out building was flipped over by thunderstorm wind gusts, some tree damage was reported as well. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | Trained spotter measured a 52 kt (60 mph) thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | Non-Thunderstorm wind gust report from Belgrade. ASOS station KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone airport. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Belgrade | - | A member of the public posted images of quarter to golf ball sized hail (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter) on the KBZK Facebook page. The time was estimated by radar. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Belgrade | - | Hail measuring 1.75 inches (golf ball sized) was reported 4 miles ESE of Belgrade, MT. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Belgrade | - | A thunderstorm dropped 2.75 inch diameter hail at Belgrade 4ESE. Hail damage was particularly severe in Bozeman. Montana State University reported up to 1000 windows damaged on campus with a repair estimate in excess of $100,000. The city of Bozeman also reported cleaning up nearly 5 tons of debris consisting of tress and tree limbs. State Farm representatives estimate that Gallatin Valley residents will submit a total of $60 million in claims resulting from the storm. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 58 mph at Belgrade 1NE (the Bozeman ASOS site). |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 58 mph at the Bozeman ASOS site. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | A wind gust to 60 mph was reported at Belgrade. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 61 mph at Gallatin Field Airport (Belgrade 1E). |
| August 2004 | Hail | Belgrade | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belgrade | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Belgrade | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powers | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Cowan | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Nelsons Crossing (historical) | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Holland | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Dogtown (historical) | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Kerns | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Wisner Crossing | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Camona | 5.1 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Belgrade | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q815570 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 768673. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










