Wolf Point, Montana
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1972. It stands in the Fort Peck Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59201. It stands on Wolf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wolf Point quadrangle. 2,517 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,998 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWolf Point fell from 2,621 to 2,517 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 | 2,621 | |
| 2020 | 2,517 | -104 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1916 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
321 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 321 fires within 5 miles of Wolf Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,287 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 101 |
| Fireworks | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | BIRTHDAY |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | KNORR |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.5 acres | Fort Peck Agency | HOG |
| 5 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.0 acres | Fort Peck Agency | SE IDAHO |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fort Peck Agency | BLUE SKY |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.6 acres | Fort Peck Agency | SLAUGHTER HOUSE RD |
| 28 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | SHERMAN |
| 27 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | GRANDBE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wolf Point: 7 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolf Point in 4 storm reports between 1994 and 1997: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolf Point | - | 77 mph wind measured at Wolf Point ASOS. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Wolf Point | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Wolf Point | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Wolf Point | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon | 6.6 miles | 6 | |
| Chelsea | 16.3 miles | 6 | |
| Volt | 21.0 miles | 6 | |
| Poplar | 23.5 miles | 6 | |
| Benrud (historical) | 25.6 miles | 6 | |
| Deertail Indian Village (historical) | 30.5 miles | 6 | |
| Sprole | 30.6 miles | 6 | |
| Bredette | 33.9 miles | 5 |
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 Wolf Point | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q579020 | 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 778652. 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.



