Ekalaka, Montana

About Ekalaka

Set in the southeastern part of Montana, Ekalaka is a tiny community counting 405 people who proudly call it home.

Ekalaka holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.03 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 393 residents per square mile.

📰 Ekalaka News Today

• Garth Tooke Obituary Feb 18, 2026 Stevenson Funeral Homes · Feb 18
• MDT to replace culvert on MT 323 south of Ekalaka Montana.gov · May 12
• Varsity Girls Volleyball Multi-team Event - 10/03/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Oct 3
• Baseball-sized hail batters eastern Montana, damaging farms and ranches KTVQ · Jun 8
• COUNTY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS (JULY 31, 2026) The Ekalaka Eagle · Aug 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Ekalaka Unique

• The only place in America named Ekalaka — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ekalaka

• Wagon Wheel Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Carter County Fairgrounds · Attraction
• Carter County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ekalaka

• BLM · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ekalaka City Park reviews ★
• Ekalaka Historical Marker reviews ★
• Medicine Rocks State Park reviews ★
• Opechee Park reviews ★
• Perso Park reviews ★
• State Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ekalaka

• Carter County High School
• Ekalaka 7-8
• Ekalaka Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Ekalaka

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