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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|3997|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3972|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|24|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_30.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205145322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_30.txt |archive-date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=November 27, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Chouteau County was once the largest county in the [[Montana Territory]] and the second largest in the United States, with an area of {{convert|15439|sqmi|km2}} in the early 20th century. However, some parts of the county were over {{convert|250|mi|km}} from Fort Benton, and in 1893, the first of several divisions began with the creation of Teton County, the western portion of Chouteau County. Chouteau County lost half of its population from 1910 to 1930. The land is mostly rolling [[prairie]], hence the high density of wheat farming. However, there is notable topography, namely some of Montana's forested island ranges. The [[Bear Paw Mountains]] rise in the northeast and the [[Little Rockies]] and the [[Highwood Mountains|Highwood Range]]s are in the southeast. Major rivers include the [[Teton River (Montana)|Teton River]], [[Marias River]], [[Missouri River]] and [[Arrow Creek (Montana)|Arrow Creek]]. ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Liberty County, Montana|Liberty County]] β north * [[Hill County, Montana|Hill County]] β north * [[Blaine County, Montana|Blaine County]] β east * [[Fergus County, Montana|Fergus County]] β southeast * [[Judith Basin County, Montana|Judith Basin County]] β south * [[Cascade County, Montana|Cascade County]] β south * [[Teton County, Montana|Teton County]] β west * [[Pondera County, Montana|Pondera County]] β northwest {{div col end}} ===Major highway=== * [[File:US 87.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 87#Montana|U.S. Route 87]] ===National protected areas=== * [[Lewis and Clark National Forest]] (part) * [[Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument]] (part)
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