Welcome to Sheridan County

Published: 2020
By Sheila Friedrich

Sheridan County is located in the northeast corner of Montana, with Plentywood serving as the county seat. The MSU Extension Service is a three-way partnership between Sheridan County, Montana State University and the United States Department of Agriculture. Through the strength of this partnership, Extension Agents provide research-based education programs to county residents in the areas of Agriculture/Natural Resources, 4-H Youth Development, Community Development and Family and Consumer Science. The 4-H youth development program has seven clubs, 102 members and 43 volunteer leaders, and is growing. The most popular 4-H projects are Swine, Beef, Horse and Shooting Sports. Located in the middle of the largest pulse-producing region in the country, Sheridan County is home to Columbia Grain’s pulse processing facility, one of the most modern facilities in North America for cleaning and processing pulse crops like chickpeas, lentils and peas. The Medicine Lake Wildlife Refuge is located on the southern border of the county and provides important breeding and stopover habitat for a diverse array of migratory birds.