Lockwood, Montana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Billings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59101. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Billings East quadrangle. 7,195 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,094 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLockwood grew from 6,797 to 7,195 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 | 6,797 | |
| 2020 | 7,195 | +398 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS Huntley quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Billings East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Billings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
139 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Lockwood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,669 acres in total. 5 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 | 103 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | PICCOLO LN & HWY 87E |
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Land Office | MAIN STREET FIRE |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Yellowstone County | FANTAN ST AND GRANDA BLVD |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | APPLE |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | HEMLOCK |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | OLD HARDEN ROAD |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Yellowstone County | COBURN |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yellowstone County | FIRE 1051 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lockwood: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Products Co.Shale | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Meyer Construction Crusher #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bent Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lovell Clay Products | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
43 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lockwood in 43 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Mesonet weather station sdam8 Soda Springs. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Time estimated from radar . |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Mesonet station Soda Springs. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Mesonet station sdam8 at Soda Springs. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Mesonet station Soda Springs. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Winds in the Lockwood area were estimated at 70 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded 6 miles south of Lockwood. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Tree branches 6 inches in diameter were broken. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Lockwood | - | Flash flooding was reported on portions of Wets and Vale Creeks. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lockwood | - | The public reported half-dollar size hail with a 59 mph wind gust. A spotter reported some roof damage with some shingles scattered about his property. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Lockwood | - | The hail broke a basement window. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Lockwood | - | Pictograph State Park reported some trails were under water and experiencing erosion and therefore closed. Radar estimated rainfall around 2 inches in less than an hour. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | A wind gust of 60 mph along with very heavy rain and small hail was reported 4 miles east of Billings. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | A wind gust estimated at 60 mph was reported. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated in Briarwood. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated just southeast of Billings and resulted in some power outages. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | Soda Springs RAWS measured a wind gust of 61 mph. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust |
| July 1998 | Hail | Lockwood | - | Several reports of quarter sized hail in the Lockwood area. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Lockwood | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Lockwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirsch | 0.1 miles | 19 | |
| Billings Heights | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cline | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Billings | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Huntley | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Cameron Park | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Shepherd | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Yegen | 12.8 miles | 12 |
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 Lockwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q960561 | 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 1867340. 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.





