THE WHEATLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Townsend Basin setting.
Wheatland CDP has 74.5 square miles of land in Broadwater 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
Wheatland and Broadwater County
Wheatland is associated with Broadwater 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.
Wheatland by land and water
The Census records 0.34 square miles of water within Wheatland, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 3.2 percentage points lower than the 3.7% recorded for Broadwater County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wheatland CDP has 51.7 times the land area of nearby Three Forks city (1.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

