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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2632|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2603|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|29|sqmi}} (1.1%) 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 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The county attained its present boundaries in 1978, when the former [[Yellowstone National Park (part), Montana|Yellowstone National Park (part)]] [[county-equivalent]] was dissolved and apportioned between Gallatin County and Park County. Gallatin County received {{convert|99.155|sqmi|1}} of land area and {{convert|0.119|sqmi|1}} of water area, whereas Park County received {{convert|146.229|sqmi|1}} of land area and {{convert|0.608|sqmi|1}} of water area. The geographies transferred are known now as Census Tract 14 in Gallatin County, and as Census Tract 6 in Park County. ===Major highways=== {{div col}} * [[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in Montana|Interstate 90]] * [[Image:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in Montana|U.S. Highway 20]] * [[Image:US 191.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 191 in Montana|U.S. Highway 191]] * [[Image:US 287.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 287 in Montana|U.S. Highway 287]] * [[Image:MT-2.svg|20px]] [[Montana Highway 2]] * [[Image:MT-64.svg|20px]] [[Montana Highway 64]] * [[Image:MT-84.svg|20px]] [[Montana Highway 84]] * [[Image:MT-85.svg|20px]] [[Montana Highway 85]] * [[Image:MT-86.svg|20px]] [[Montana Highway 86]] * [[Image:MT-sec-205.svg|20px]] [[Montana Secondary Highway 205]] {{div col end}} ===Transit=== *[[Jefferson Lines]] ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Madison County, Montana|Madison County]] - west * [[Jefferson County, Montana|Jefferson County]] - northwest * [[Broadwater County, Montana|Broadwater County]] - north * [[Meagher County, Montana|Meagher County]] - northeast * [[Park County, Montana|Park County]] - east * [[Park County, Wyoming]] - southeast * [[Teton County, Wyoming]] - southeast * [[Fremont County, Idaho]] - southwest {{div col end}} ===National protected areas=== * [[Gallatin National Forest]] (part) * [[Yellowstone National Park]] (part)
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