Plentywood Map
Plentywood is a city in and the county seat of Sheridan County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,734 at the 2010 census.
The first business in Plentywood opened in 1900, and a post office was established two years later. However, the city did not incorporate until about a decade afterward, following the arrival of a Great Northern Railway branch line that eventually ran from Bainville to Opheim. Local folklore suggests that the name of the nearby Plentywood Creek, after which the city was named, comes from a search for firewood. One day, according to the story, a group of cowboys watched in exasperation as the chuck wagon cook attempted to start a fire with damp buffalo chips. Finally, in frustration, the notorious Dutch Henry said, "if you’ll go 2 miles up this creek, you’ll find plenty wood."
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,061 people, 857 households, and 522 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,756.1 people per square mile (680.1/km²). There were 1,020 housing units at an average density of 869.1 per square mile (336.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.14% White, 0.15% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.19% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.
Nearby cities include Outlook, Medicine Lake, Antelope.