Valley County Montana

Published: 2022
By Shelley L Mills

MSU Extension provides unbiased, science-based education to the residents of Valley County to improve their lives and enhance their livelihood. MSU Extension educators provide programs, resources, and outreach in the areas of youth development, agriculture, family and consumer sciences, natural resources, and community health and development. Carved from territorial Dawson County in 1893, Valley County boasts a population of 7,369 individuals on over 5,000 square miles. Approximately one-third of the county lies within the confines of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The county seat, Glasgow has been identified as the official “middle of nowhere,” a source of pride for residents. Tourist highlights include the Fort Peck Summer Theater, built in the 1930s during the construction of Fort Peck Dam; the Pioneer Museum; the Northeast Montana Children’s Museum; C.M. Russell Refuge; Fort Peck Reservoir; and the Fort Peck Interpretive Center with dinosaur displays, dam construction exhibits, and an observation beehive.