THE BOZEMAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Townsend Basin setting.
Bozeman city has 21.4 square miles of land in Gallatin County. Its Census reference point is in Townsend Basin, within Middle Rockies.
Forested mountain ranges rise above grassy or shrubby intermountain valleys. The Middle Rockies combine alpine high country, partly wooded foothills and valleys supplied by mountain streams.
Regional context: Middle Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bozeman and Gallatin County
Bozeman is associated with Gallatin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bozeman by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Bozeman, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1.1% recorded for Gallatin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bozeman city has 46.2 times the land area of nearby King Arthur Park CDP (0.46 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

