Muddy

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Muddy

Total population

724

Median home value

$163,800

6.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation989 m

Land area74.14 km²

Weather74°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates45.58°, -106.78°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Muddy or Heóvonėheo'hé'e is a census-designated place (CDP) in Big Horn County, Montana, United States and home to the Heóvonėheo'hé'etaneo'o or Heóvonêheo'he'é-taneno Cheyenne people. As of the 2020 census, Muddy had a population of 646.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Muddy, MT from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Belle Highwalking

American Indian writer

D

Desi Small Rodriguez

Cheyenne-Chicana sociologist and podcaster

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Montana

• Busby
  10.5 mi away
• Ashland
  23.1 mi away
• Crow Agency
  33.1 mi away
• Lodge Grass
  34.1 mi away
• Forty Mile Colony
  34.9 mi away
• Hardin
  41.8 mi away
• Wyola
  43.3 mi away
• St. Xavier
  46.8 mi away
• Fort Smith
  59.1 mi away
• Pompeys Pillar
  63.3 mi away
• Nibbe
  66.4 mi away
• Worden
  71.9 mi away

Browse all places in Montana →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Muddy

Selected hydrogeologic data for the Big Muddy Creek Valley near Plentywood, northeastern Montana

Gary W. Levings · 1985

Bioassessment of Big Muddy Creek, Roosevelt and Sheridan Counties, Montana

Wease Bollman · 2000

Muddy Creek project

Kim Hershberger · 2006

Muddy Creek

Pegeen D. Monaghan · 1986

Muddy Creek followup project

Kim Hershberger · 2005

Muddy Creek special water project

John Andrews · 1985

A biological assessment of sites on Blackleaf Creek and Clark Fork of Muddy Creek, Teton County, Montana

Wease Bollman · 2003

First Christmas at Muddy Creek

Richard A. Bartlett · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 27 mi
• Wildfire Sarpy, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 35 mi
• Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 41 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 55 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 95 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 99 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 113 mi
• Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-03 · 119 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-08-02

dotted gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Seen 2026-07-28

Apache Jumping Spider

Phidippus apacheanus

Seen 2026-07-28

Rocky Mountain Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii

Seen 2026-06-23

sticky geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

Seen 2026-06-15

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Seen 2026-05-26

Northern Pocket Gopher

Thomomys talpoides

Seen 2026-05-25

Zebra Jumping Spider

Salticus scenicus

Seen 2026-05-25

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

Seen 2026-05-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).