Fort Benton, Montana

About Fort Benton

Fort Benton, MT is a small town located in central Montana with an estimated population of 1,422.

Fort Benton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.29 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 621 residents per square mile.

📰 Fort Benton News Today

• Thomas Lee Bach Obituary (2026) - Fort Benton, MT - Cloyd Funeral Home & Cremation Service Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Fort Benton Crowned Montana's Best Place in Montana Madness Competition State of Montana Newsroom (.gov) · Apr 7
• Fort Benton Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Fort Benton High School (MT) Football MaxPreps · Aug 11
• Fort Benton honors 1904 world champion Indian School Girls Basketball Team Montana Public Radio · Jun 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fort Benton Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Benton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fort Benton

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Benton

• Wake Cup Cafe & Restaurant — pizza (café)
• Casa Del Gringo — international
• Chuckwagon
• Club House Bar & Grille — american
• The Public House — american
• Union Grille — international

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Montana Agricultural Center · Museum
• Museum of the Northern Great Plains · Museum
• Museum of the Upper Missouri · Museum
• Old Fort Benton · Attraction
• Upper Missouri River Breaks Interpretive Center · Museum
• Agent Quarters · Attraction
• Blacksmith · Attraction
• Bourgeois Quarters · Attraction
• Chouteau House · Attraction
• Fort Benton City Pool · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Benton

• Axtman Family Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Elementary Courts reviews ★
• Old Fort Park · Attraction reviews ★
• Steamboat Levee Park reviews ★
• Sunset Park reviews ★
• The Circle reviews ★
• Turf Club Memorial Park reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park · Attraction reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Fort Benton

• Fort Benton 7-8
• Fort Benton High School
• Fort Benton School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Missouri River Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fort Benton

🏘️ Nearby Communities