Golden Valley County, Montana property search
Search an address or an owner in Golden Valley County, Montana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 2,627 lots are mapped here, covering 751,440 acres. 1,229 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Golden Valley County received $1.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 49 recipients. 5,318 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $1.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 2,627
- Lots mapped
- 751,440
- Acres
- 1,229
- Institutional
Land use in Golden Valley County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Golden Valley County, Montana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Vacant Land | 1,688 | 553,800 |
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| Improved Property | 620 | 114,785 |
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| Exempt Property | 221 | 78,172 |
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| CN - Centrally Assessed Non-Valued Property | 16 | 17 |
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| Industrial Property | 3 | 33 |
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| Mobile/RV Parks | 1 | 0 |
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| Partial Exempt Property | 1 | 145 |
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Largest landowners in Golden Valley County
Largest landowners by acreage in Golden Valley County, Montana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WILKS RANCH MONTANA LTD | 124 | 49,975 |
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| STATE OF MONTANA | 101 | 48,177 |
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| LEWIS RANCH INC | 119 | 48,095 |
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| J C JENSEN INC | 57 | 27,417 |
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| HOOKER CATTLE CO INC | 45 | 21,130 |
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| ANVIL LAND MONTANA LLC | 34 | 18,745 |
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| HORPESTAD RANCH INC | 36 | 17,665 |
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| GOLDEN VALLEY COLONY INC | 38 | 16,426 |
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| RATHS LIVESTOCK CORP | 32 | 15,921 |
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| FIREHAMMERS INC | 35 | 14,093 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Montana
Federal farm payments in Golden Valley County
- $1.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 49
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Golden Valley County, Montana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $836K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $141K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $65K |
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| Grasslands Reserve Program | $47K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $45K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $16K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Golden Valley County
- 5,318
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Golden Valley County, Montana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 5,318 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Golden Valley County, Montana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| INVENERGY WIND DEVELOPMENT LLC (CANADA) | 5,318 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Golden Valley County
- 44
- Policies
- 56,339
- Insured acres
- $1.2M
- Claims paid
- 1.03
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Golden Valley County, Montana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $771K |
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| Dry Peas | $349K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $30K |
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| Barley | $29K |
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| Forage Production | $29K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 5,584
- CRP acres, 2025
- 15
- Substations
- 115 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Golden Valley County last published these records on August 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.