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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Population over time
2 figuresPlentywood 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,734 | |
| 2020 | 1,669 | -65 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 4 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.
- 1954 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Plentywood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 2017Regional 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/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 28 July 2018 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 28 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 28 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 13 July 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 23 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 28 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 8 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 69 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Plentywood | - | Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud near Plentywood, which was coincident with rotation seen on radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | Public reported singles torn off a roof. Wind speed is estimated. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | Trained spotter reported three large spruce trees up to 70 feet tall and one cottonwood tree blown down. Wind speed is estimated. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | Assistant DES Coordinator for Sheridan County reported wind gusts up to 70 mph. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported quarter size hail in the town of Plentywood. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported quarter size hail in the town of Plentywood. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported, through social media, half dollar size hail. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Multiple co-operative observers reported hail up to the size golf balls. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | Mesonet site on the northwest side of Plentywood measured a 65 mph wind gust. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail and 0.60 inches of precipitation in only 25 minutes. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported golf ball-sized hail. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported golf ball-sized hail and heavy rain. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported baseball-sized hail which broke a car windshield on approach to the town of Plentywood. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported quarter-sized hail in the town of Plentywood and the immediate area surrounding Plentywood. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported golf ball-sized to tennis ball-sized hail. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Trained spotter reported mainly quarter-sized hail with some larger hail stones and winds gusting up to 40 mph. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Public reported penny-sized hail. |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Plentywood | - | Spotter reported a funnel cloud to the southwest of Plentywood. |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Plentywood | - | Sheridan County dispatch reported a funnel cloud toward the southwest from Plentywood. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | Fire Department personnel reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Strong winds accompanied the hail. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | Estimated winds downed a power line and a tree branch that broke a rear window of a vehicle. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Plentywood | - | Two to three inches of new rainfall on saturated soils resulted in flooding in places such as the Big Muddy River. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Plentywood | - | Runoff from a period of heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Big Muddy River. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Plentywood | - | 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 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | Most of the hail was pea sized with some penny sized hail mixed in at times. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | The visibility was reduced to near zero in heavy rain and hail. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Plentywood | - | 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 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | The hail was accompanied by wind estimated at 40 to 45 mph and very heavy rain. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | The hail ranged in size from dime to quarter and was followed by pea sized hail for a short time. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Plentywood | - | Two inches of rain fell in less than an hour. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | The hail ranged in size from dime to quarter and covered the ground. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | The hail ranged in size from pea to nickel and more than covered the ground. There were banks of hail on the property. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Plentywood | - | 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 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | The hail ranged in size from pea to quarter. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Plentywood | - | A tornado briefly touched down about 4 miles northeast of Plentywood. There were no reports of any injuries or damage. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (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 2011 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Plentywood | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Plentywood | - | 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.
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 Plentywood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q964732 | 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 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.


