Wheatland County, Montana property search
Search an address or an owner in Wheatland County, Montana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 4,218 lots are mapped here, covering 912,590 acres. 1,489 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wheatland County received $3.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 54 recipients. 74,973 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $2.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 4,218
- Lots mapped
- 912,590
- Acres
- 1,489
- Institutional
Land use in Wheatland County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Wheatland County, Montana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Vacant Land | 2,256 | 645,806 |
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| Improved Property | 1,273 | 119,455 |
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| Exempt Property | 473 | 140,511 |
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| CN - Centrally Assessed Non-Valued Property | 23 | 46 |
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| Apartment | 10 | 3 |
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| Mobile/RV Parks | 9 | 7 |
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| Partial Exempt Property | 5 | 1,888 |
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| CA - Centrally Assessed | 1 | 2 |
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| Industrial Property | 1 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Wheatland County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wheatland County, Montana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE INC | 155 | 77,915 |
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| STATE OF MONTANA | 136 | 71,718 |
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| WILKS RANCH MONTANA LTD | 77 | 40,350 |
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| HAYMAKER RANCH LLC | 68 | 32,837 |
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| GLENNIE RANCHES INC THE | 41 | 24,450 |
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| SPRINGWATER COLONY INC | 54 | 21,688 |
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| MCFARLAND-WHITE RANCH | 36 | 17,459 |
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| CAVAN SPENCER COONEY LLC | 32 | 16,474 |
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| AMERICAN FORK RANCH LLC | 32 | 15,394 |
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| MARTINSDALE COLONY INC | 26 | 14,755 |
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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 Wheatland County
- $3.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 54
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wheatland County, Montana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.4M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $827K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $628K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $246K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $227K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $179K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wheatland County
- 74,973
- Acres disclosed
- 13
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wheatland County, Montana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 61,341 |
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| Portugal | 13,477 |
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| Bahamas | 155 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wheatland County, Montana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Judith Gap Energy, LLC (CANADA) | 31,816 |
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| GAUGLER, WILLIAM S. (CANADA) | 26,000 |
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| MARTINSDALE WIND FARM, L.L.C. (PORTUGAL) | 13,477 |
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| New Colony Wind LLC (CANADA) | 3,526 |
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| IOWA LAND & GEN. DEVEL. CORP. (BAHAMAS) | 155 |
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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 Wheatland County
- 59
- Policies
- 120,870
- Insured acres
- $2.7M
- Claims paid
- 1.05
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wheatland County, Montana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $1.3M |
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| Forage Production | $793K |
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| Dry Peas | $342K |
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| Barley | $199K |
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| All Other Crops | $42K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9,780
- CRP acres, 2025
- 18
- Substations
- 230 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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Wheatland County last published these records on August 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.