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Plentywood, Montana

4 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Plentywood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59254. The Survey maps it on the Plentywood quadrangle. 1,669 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,047 feet above sea level.

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Plentywood within Sheridan County

Population over time

2 figures

Plentywood fell from 1,734 to 1,669 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
20101,734
20201,669-65 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 4 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

12 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Plentywood between 2017 and 2018, burning about 39 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were 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
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
9 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
28 July 2018Fireworks1.0 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
28 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use20 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
28 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.5 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
13 July 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNortheastern Land Officenot named
23 June 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
28 May 2018Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
8 April 2017Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sheridan County

Storms near this place

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plentywood in 69 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 39 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 funnel cloud, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 1999Thunderstorm WindPlentywood1 hurtno account filed
July 2020Funnel CloudPlentywood-Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud near Plentywood, which was coincident with rotation seen on radar.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Public reported singles torn off a roof. Wind speed is estimated.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Trained spotter and Emergency Preparation Coordinator at the local hospital reported small outbuildings, small trees, and some power lines blown down. Wind speed is estimated.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Trained spotter reported three large spruce trees up to 70 feet tall and one cottonwood tree blown down. Wind speed is estimated.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Cooperative observer reported several trees blown over, as well as many tree limbs broken off or stripped of leaves. Time is estimated from radar.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Assistant DES Coordinator for Sheridan County reported wind gusts up to 70 mph.
June 2019HailPlentywood-Public reported quarter size hail in the town of Plentywood.
June 2019HailPlentywood-Public reported quarter size hail in the town of Plentywood.
June 2019HailPlentywood-Public reported, through social media, half dollar size hail.
September 2019HailPlentywood-Public reported quarter size hail.
July 2018HailPlentywood-Multiple co-operative observers reported hail up to the size golf balls.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Mesonet site on the northwest side of Plentywood measured a 65 mph wind gust.
June 2015HailPlentywood-Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail and 0.60 inches of precipitation in only 25 minutes.
June 2015HailPlentywood-Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts.
May 2014HailPlentywood-Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail.
May 2014HailPlentywood-Public reported golf ball-sized hail.
May 2014HailPlentywood-Public reported golf ball-sized hail and heavy rain.
May 2014HailPlentywood-Public reported baseball-sized hail which broke a car windshield on approach to the town of Plentywood.
May 2014HailPlentywood-Public reported quarter-sized hail in the town of Plentywood and the immediate area surrounding Plentywood.
May 2014HailPlentywood-Public reported golf ball-sized to tennis ball-sized hail.
July 2014HailPlentywood-Trained spotter reported mainly quarter-sized hail with some larger hail stones and winds gusting up to 40 mph.
May 2012HailPlentywood-Public reported penny-sized hail.
August 2011Funnel CloudPlentywood-Spotter reported a funnel cloud to the southwest of Plentywood.
August 2011Funnel CloudPlentywood-Sheridan County dispatch reported a funnel cloud toward the southwest from Plentywood.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Fire Department personnel reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
June 2011HailPlentywood-Strong winds accompanied the hail.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-Estimated winds downed a power line and a tree branch that broke a rear window of a vehicle.
June 2011FloodPlentywood-Two to three inches of new rainfall on saturated soils resulted in flooding in places such as the Big Muddy River.
June 2011FloodPlentywood-Runoff from a period of heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Big Muddy River.
June 2010HailPlentywood-Penny size hail was reported 4 miles east-southeast of Archer at 20:28 MST. 1.0 hail was reported 8 miles west of Plentywood at 20:30 MST.
June 2007HailPlentywood-Most of the hail was pea sized with some penny sized hail mixed in at times.
July 2007HailPlentywood-The visibility was reduced to near zero in heavy rain and hail.
July 2007Flash FloodPlentywood-Two inches of rain fell in less than an hour with a total of over 3 inches of rain in 2 hours. The heavy rain led to flash flooding in a parking lot.
July 2007HailPlentywood-The hail was accompanied by wind estimated at 40 to 45 mph and very heavy rain.
June 2007HailPlentywood-The hail ranged in size from dime to quarter and was followed by pea sized hail for a short time.
July 2007Heavy RainPlentywood-Two inches of rain fell in less than an hour.
July 2007HailPlentywood-The hail ranged in size from dime to quarter and covered the ground.
July 2007HailPlentywood-The hail ranged in size from pea to nickel and more than covered the ground. There were banks of hail on the property.
July 2007Flash FloodPlentywood-A series of thunderstorms crossed the area during the afternoon and evening hours. Numerous streets were flooding in the town of Plentywood from heavy rainfall caused by thunderstorms. Most of the rain during the afternoon fell to the north of town, and the water was running in from the north.
July 2007HailPlentywood-The hail ranged in size from pea to quarter.
July 2004Tornado (F0)Plentywood-A tornado briefly touched down about 4 miles northeast of Plentywood. There were no reports of any injuries or damage.
July 2004Tornado (F0)Plentywood-A tornado briefly touched down a few times from about 5 miles northeast of Plentywood to 9 miles east of Plentywood. There were no reports of any injuries or damage.
August 2011HailPlentywood-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-no account filed
July 2007HailPlentywood-no account filed
July 2007HailPlentywood-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindPlentywood-no account filed
July 2004HailPlentywood-no account filed
August 2003HailPlentywood-no account filed
August 2003HailPlentywood-no account filed
August 2002HailPlentywood-no account filed
July 2001HailPlentywood-no account filed
July 2000HailPlentywood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sheridan 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
Midby (historical)6.6 miles4
Raymond7.1 miles4
Antelope8.1 miles6
Dooley11.7 miles4
Reserve12.9 miles6
Archer13.2 miles4
Outlook13.8 miles4
Comertown18.6 miles4

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 PlentywoodAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q964732The 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 775295. 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.

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.