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Livingston, Montana

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Livingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59047. It stands on Livingston Island. The Survey maps it on the Livingston quadrangle. 8,040 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,501 feet above sea level.

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Livingston within Park County

On record in Livingston

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 12 of 19 shown

Every listing in Park County

Population over time

2 figures

Livingston grew from 7,044 to 8,040 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.

YearPeople Change
20107,044
20208,040+996 (+14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Livingston between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2,239 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined5
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2019Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acrePark CountyRAILROAD
3 September 2019Naturalunder an acrePark CountyBENNET ST
11 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCentral Land Officenot named
20 August 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acrePark CountyCONVICT GRADE
2 August 1996Natural15 acresCentral Land OfficeTROWBRIDGE PARK CO ASST
14 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
10 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
8 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeIRON HOURSE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Park County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Livingston: 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Geothermal, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carter Bridge Warm SpringsGeothermalProducer
Limestone OccurrenceLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Meigs PropertyCalciumOccurrence
Travertine QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Mission PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ninth Street Island PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Zook # 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Park County

Storms near this place

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Livingston in 63 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2001WildfireLivingston3 hurtFridley Fire--Gallatin National ForestDate Started: August 19, 2001Cause of Ignition: LightningLocation: 12 miles southwest of Livingston, MontanaSize: 26,373 acres; 12 miles long, and 3 to 5 miles wideContained: September 13th, 2001Number of Personnel: 1,261 totalAircraft: 15 helicoptersEquipment: 46 engines; 2 bulldozers; 2 timber forwarders modified for firefightingCost: $11.4 millionDeaths: Shortly after 9:00 am on the morning of August 31, 2001, a Kawasaki Vertol 107-II helicopter assigned to the Fridley fire went down, resulting in three fatalities. The aircraft was on a maintenance check flight several miles east of the fire perimeter.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindLivingston1 hurtSeveral large trees were blown down in a thunderstorm. One falling tree injured a person. Campers were trapped due to trees having been blown across a road.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLivingston$5,000Strong winds blew down trees in the Pine Creek Camp Ground. One vehicle was damanged by a falling tree.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Mesonet station mtlwm at 2.0 SW Livingston.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLivingston-A roof was torn off a building.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLivingston-A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded 2 miles west/southwest of Livingston.
May 2014FloodLivingston-Park County DES reported that there was erosion damage to the rip-rap levee on the north side of the Yellowstone River, approximately 1000 feet south of the Park County High School in the city of Livingston. An area 40' long eroded into 10' into the levee. The levee eroded parallel to the river to a length of 100' along the north bank.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindLivingston-The thunderstorm resulted in sustained winds of 56 mph for a brief time with a gust of 69 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Local law enforcement reported downed trees and power lines in Livingston.
June 2011FloodLivingston-Warm temperatures combined with scattered showers and thunderstorms resulted in continued high elevation snowmelt. As a result, the Yellowstone River at Livingston fluctuated above and below flood stage from the 23rd through the end of the month. The river crested at 9.85 feet on the 24th and 10.15 feet on the 30th. This 10.15 foot crest was the second highest crest on record at Livingston, only surpassed by the 1997 record flood. The persistent high flows resulted in significant erosion along the river. Some damage occurred to the island road as water overtopped the road. However, no major impacts were reported.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Winds gusted to 61 mph at the Livingston Airport.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston-A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Livingston Airport.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston-A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured at the Livingston Airport.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston-A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was reported at the Livingston Airport.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Wind gusts over 60 mph recorded from 850 pm MDT until 935 pm MDT
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Livingston law enforcement reported extensive damage to roofs...semi trailers blown over and fires started due to the strong winds. Power was out to much of the town.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Tree 1.5 feet in diameter knocked down across a driveway by a strong wind gust.
July 2001Flash FloodLivingston-Four feet of water in the B Street underpass. Several streets with 6 inches of water flowing like a river.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindLivingston-60 mph thunderstorm wind gust
April 1994Thunderstorm WindLivingston-The airport east of Livingston reported a wind gust to 63 mph.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 2022HailLivingston-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
April 2014Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
May 2014HailLivingston-no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
September 2013Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
August 2013HailLivingston-no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
August 2009HailLivingston-no account filed
August 2009HailLivingston-no account filed
September 2009Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
August 2006HailLivingston-no account filed
August 2006HailLivingston-no account filed
August 2006HailLivingston-no account filed
August 2006HailLivingston-no account filed
June 2005HailLivingston-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
May 2002HailLivingston-no account filed
July 1998HailLivingston-no account filed
July 1997HailLivingston-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed
July 1997HailLivingston-no account filed
August 1997HailLivingston-no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindLivingston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Park County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Branding Iron Addition0.0 miles21
Five Acre Tracts/Acreville Addition0.0 miles21
Green Acres Addition0.0 miles21
High Ground Addition0.0 miles21
Minnesota Addition0.0 miles21
Palace Addition0.0 miles21
Park Addition0.0 miles21
Riverside Addition0.0 miles21

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 LivingstonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q960253The 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 773511. 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.