Cascade County | |
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![]() Cascade County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Montana | |
![]() Montana's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 47°19′N 111°21′W / 47.31°N 111.35°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1887 |
Named for | Great Falls of the Missouri River |
Seat | Great Falls |
Largest city | Great Falls |
Area | |
• Total | 2,711 sq mi (7,020 km2) |
• Land | 2,698 sq mi (6,990 km2) |
• Water | 13 sq mi (30 km2) 0.5% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 84,414 |
• Estimate (2022) | 84,864 ![]() |
• Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
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Cascade County (cascade means waterfall in French) is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,414,[1] making it the fifth-most populous county in Montana. Its county seat is Great Falls.[2]
Cascade County comprises the Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area.