Poplar

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Poplar

Total population

635

Median home value

$95,000

12.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$43,438

Poplar$43k

National$74k

Elevation607 m

Land area0.71 km²

Weather65°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates48.11°, -105.20°

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

Poplar is a city in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 758 at the 2020 census. It is the tribal headquarters for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, though Wolf Point is the most populous. The reservation is home to both the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, two distinct American Indian Nations.

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 Poplar, 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

F

Frank Smith

Montana politician from the United States (born 1942)

M

Marge Chadderdon

American congresswoman in Idaho

W

William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.

Assiniboine author and playwright

J

James Allen Red Dog

American serial killer

H

Hunter Azure

American mixed martial artist

N

Nancy Dumont

Native American educator and administrator (1936-2002)

R

Robert V. Dumont, Jr

Native American educator (1940-1997)

R

Robert V. Dumont, Jr.

native American organizer and education leader (1940-1997)

Herman Red Elk

Yanktonai Sioux artist

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

Nearby places in Montana

• Wolf Point
  20.5 mi away
• Vida
  23.5 mi away
• Prairie Elk Colony
  28.5 mi away
• Culbertson
  31.4 mi away
• Whitetail
  54.3 mi away
• Westby
  74 mi away
• Sleeping Buffalo
  110.5 mi away
• East Malta Colony
  112.3 mi away
• Whitewater
  120.3 mi away
• Malta
  124.2 mi away · pop. 2,100
• Zortman
  153.7 mi away
• Lodge Pole
  155 mi away

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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 Poplar

High-school building, Poplar, Mont

Phone Number List | Databases List · 1931

Christ Church On-the-Hill, Poplar, Mont

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands · 1914

Saline-water contamination in Quaternary deposits and the Poplar River, East Poplar oil field, northeastern Montana

Joanna N. Thamke · 1997

Funds for cooperation with the public school board at Poplar, Mont

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Indian Affairs · 1935

Annual Report to the Governments of Canada, United States, Saskatchewan, and Montana

Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Commit · 2018

Water resources of shallow aquifers in the Upper Poplar River Basin, northeastern Montana

R. D. Feltis · 1979

Joint Studies for Flow Apportionment, Poplar River Basin in Saskatchewan and Montana

International Souris-Red Rivers Engineer · 2018

Annual report to the governments of Canada, United States, Saskatchewan, and Montana

Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-03 · 102 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 106 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 112 mi
• Wildfire Sarpy, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 197 mi
• Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 212 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 213 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 234 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Plains Garter Snake

Thamnophis radix

Seen 2026-09-22

Western Snowberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-22

Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

Seen 2026-07-23

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

Seen 2026-07-09

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Seen 2026-07-01

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Seen 2025-09-26

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2025-09-10

prairie sunflower

Helianthus petiolaris

Seen 2025-08-24

Ground Goldenrod

Solidago mollis

Seen 2025-08-24

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-07 17:30 UTC.