Glendive, Montana

{{Short description|City in Montana, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Glendive, Montana |settlement_type = City |nickname = Gate City |motto = Good People Surrounded by Badlands  |image_skyline = {{multiple image|border=infobox |total_width=300 |caption_align=center |perrow=1/2/1 |image1=Glendive MT downtown.jpg |alt1=Downtown Glendive |caption1=Downtown Glendive |image2=Glendive entrance.JPG |alt2=Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum |caption2=Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum |image3=Dawson County Courthouse- Glendive MT.JPG |alt3=Dawson County Courthouse |caption3=Dawson County Courthouse |image4=Makoshika Day 4 - 43895769621.jpg |alt4=Makoshika State Park |caption4=Makoshika State Park}} |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = Glendive, Montana City Seal.png |seal_size = 150px  | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none |map_caption = Interactive location map of Glendive  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Montana}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Dawson  |government_footnotes = <ref name="Mayor">{{cite web|title=Mayor's Welcome |url=https://www.cityofglendive.us/government/mayor_s_welcome/index.php |publisher=City of Glendive, Montana |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> |government_type = Mayor–council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Deb Dion |leader_title1 = City Council |leader_name1 = Joanne Hynes Gerald Reichert Clyde Mitchell Jason Sasse Mike Dryden Doug Baker Kevin Thompson Rhett Coon |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1881 |named_for = Glendive Creek  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2025">{{cite web|title=2025 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_30.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 9.059 |area_land_km2 = 8.997 |area_water_km2 = 0.063 |area_total_sq_mi = 3.498 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.474 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.024 |area_water_percent = 0.69  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_est = 4760 |pop_est_as_of = 2024 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2024"/> |population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> |population_total = 4873 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = auto |population_urban = 6675 |population_urban_footnotes = <ref name="urban area">{{cite web|title=2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications |publisher=Federal Register |website=www.federalregister.gov |date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> |population_metro = 8731  |timezone = Mountain (MST) |utc_offset = −7 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −6 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_m = 635 |elevation_ft = 2083 |coordinates = {{Coord|47.106473|-104.710856|region:US-MT_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = 59330 |area_code = 406 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 30-31450 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2410600<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410600}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://www.cityofglendive.us/|cityofglendive.us}} |footnotes = }}

'''Glendive''' is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States, and home to Dawson Community College.<ref name="NACo">{{cite web|title=Find a County |url=https://ce.naco.org/?find=true |publisher=National Association of Counties |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway during the building of the railroad line. The town of Glendive is an agricultural and ranching hub of eastern Montana sited between the Yellowstone River and the Badlands. Makoshika State Park is located just east of Glendive.

The population was 4,873 at the 2020 census,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Glendive_city,_Montana?g=160XX00US3031450 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> and was estimated at 4,760 in 2024.<ref name="USCensusEst2024"/>

==History== The land has been historically inhabited by the Crow people.<ref name=Gore/>

Sir George Gore, a wealthy Irish "sportsman", named the local tributary to the Yellowstone River in his favorite hunting area "Glendive" in 1855.<ref name=Gore>[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM968P_THE_Glendive_MT_Historical_Marker "The Glendive, MT Historical Marker"] Montana Historical Markers ''Waymarking.com''</ref> Gore killed 105 bears, 2000 buffalos and 1600 elk and deer over 11 months.<ref name=Gore/> The town took its name from the stream of the same name 25 years later.<ref name=Gore/>

The Montana territorial legislature had created Dawson County in 1869, but did not name a county seat, instead placing it administratively under Meagher County.<ref name="mhs" />

Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway when they built the transcontinental railroad across the northern tier of the western United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast. The town was the headquarters for the Yellowstone Division that encompassed {{convert|875|miles|km|adj=pre| route }}; {{convert|546|miles|km|abbr=values}} in main line and {{convert|328|miles|km|abbr=values}} in branches with the main routes from Mandan, North Dakota, to Billings, Montana, and from Billings to Livingston.<ref name="gcc-1922">{{cite web |title=Glendive and the Northern Pacific Railway |url=https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/6207 |website=Montana Memory Project |publisher=Glendive Chamber of Commerce |date=December 20, 1922 |via=Montana State Library}}</ref><ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Glendive |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref> There was a steamboat landing for trade to Fort Buford and the Upper Missouri River.<ref name="gcc-1922"/> The settlement mainly consisted of tents and log cabins covered with dirt roofs until the train station was built from 1880 until 1881.{{r|NRHP}} The train station architect was O. M. Rognan.<ref name="gcc-1922"/>

With the arrival of the first load of lumber in 1881 a building boom ensued.{{r|NRHP}} That same year, Glendive citizens petitioned to name it the seat of Dawson County.<ref name="mhs" /> Between July 20 and November 30, 150 buildings were erected, though many were shacks and log cabins.<ref name="companion">{{cite book |last1=Van West |first1=Carroll |title=A Traveler's Companion to Montana History |date=1986 |publisher=Montana Historical Society Press |location=Helena, Montana |page=7}}</ref>

At the height of the Montana gold rush- fed cattle boom in 1884, 12,000 cattle arrived per week to stock the open range.<ref name=Gore/>

===20th century=== Glendive was briefly an oil boom town after the discovery of oil in the Williston Basin in the early 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Building a new Montana |url=https://mhs.mt.gov/education/textbook/chapter20/Chapter20.pdf |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=August 7, 2025 |page=4}}</ref> Moving the oil out of the area was difficult and expensive though;{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} the boom ended by 1954 and only a small reserve existed locally.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

===21st century=== The community has been impacted in the 2000s by the North Dakota oil boom which spurred a modest increase in the population.<ref name=Muskal>Muskal, Michael (January 20, 2015) [http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-yellowstone-river-oil-spill-20150120-story.html "Water supply off-limits in Montana town after Yellowstone River oil spill"] Los Angeles Times</ref> On January 17, 2015, Glendive was the site of a major oil spill from a pipeline which contaminated drinking water.<ref name=Muskal/> It was not until a day later when people complained about the odor and taste of the water from the City of Glendive’s Water Treatment Plant that the spill was discovered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=State and Federal Trustees State of Montana and U.S. Department of the Interior |date=July 2023 |title=Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Bridger Pipeline 2015 Yellowstone River Oil Spill |url=https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023_09_13-Final-Bridger-Restoration-Plan-reduced.pdf}}</ref> The Poplar pipeline by Bridger Pipeline, LLC, of Casper, Wyoming which crosses the Yellowstone River 6.5 miles North of Glendive had spilled 30,000 gallons Bakken crude oil, which were found as far as Crane, Montana about 60 river miles downstream. It stayed on shorelines until after the spring thaw in April 2015. It contaminated fish and impacted migrating birds. In 2022, Bridger paid $2,000,000 for restoration.<ref name="doj">{{Cite news|title=Bridger Yellowstone River 2015 Spill |url=https://dojmt.gov/NRDP-sites/bridger-yellowstone-river-2015-spill/ |access-date=June 19, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 24, 2023, a fire destroyed the Jordan Inn and the Rose Theater,<ref name="KFYR">{{cite web|last1=Anthony |first1=Michael |title=Cleanup, monitoring continues following old Glendive hotel fire |url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/10/31/cleanup-monitoring-continues-following-old-glendive-hotel-fire/ |publisher=KFYR TV |access-date=January 3, 2024 |date=October 31, 2023}}</ref> both located in the Merrill Avenue Historic District. The Inn was a complete loss.<ref name="KULR">{{cite web|last1=Warren |first1=Bradley |title=Massive fire breaks out in Glendive, Jordan Inn a total loss |url=https://www.kulr8.com/news/massive-fire-breaks-out-in-glendive-jordan-inn-a-total-loss/article_be5dbf74-7329-11ee-8708-7f76ab13c07c.html |publisher=KULR8 |date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography== The elevation of the city is {{convert|2,083|ft|m}}.<ref>{{Cite GNIS|2410600|Glendive}}</ref> Interstate 94 passes through town with access from exits 210, 211, 213, and 215. Montana Highway 16 begins in West Glendive. The Yellowstone River cuts through town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|3.498|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.474|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.024|sqmi|km2}} (0.69%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2025"/>

===Climate=== Glendive experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSk'') with long, cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers. Together with Medicine Lake, Montana, the town holds the state's all-time-high record of {{convert|117|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, which was recorded on July 20, 1893, in Glendive and on July 5, 1937, in Medicine Lake.

On June 29, 1961, an F4 tornado struck Glendive, causing between $500,000 and $5 million in damage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tornado History Project: 19610629.30.2 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610629.30.2 |access-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108171542/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610629.30.2 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

{{Weather box |location = Glendive, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present |single line = Yes |Jan record high F = 64 |Feb record high F = 73 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 94 |May record high F = 104 |Jun record high F = 110 |Jul record high F = 117 |Aug record high F = 113 |Sep record high F = 106 |Oct record high F = 95 |Nov record high F = 80 |Dec record high F = 72 |Jan avg record high F = 50.3 |Feb avg record high F = 54.4 |Mar avg record high F = 69.8 |Apr avg record high F = 80.6 |May avg record high F = 87.6 |Jun avg record high F = 96.0 |Jul avg record high F = 101.0 |Aug avg record high F = 100.6 |Sep avg record high F = 95.7 |Oct avg record high F = 82.8 |Nov avg record high F = 65.0 |Dec avg record high F = 51.6 |year avg record high F = 103.0 |Jan high F = 29.0 |Feb high F = 33.8 |Mar high F = 46.2 |Apr high F = 58.9 |May high F = 69.1 |Jun high F = 78.5 |Jul high F = 87.7 |Aug high F = 87.2 |Sep high F = 76.3 |Oct high F = 59.5 |Nov high F = 43.5 |Dec high F = 32.0 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 19.1 |Feb mean F = 23.1 |Mar mean F = 34.6 |Apr mean F = 46.5 |May mean F = 56.9 |Jun mean F = 66.4 |Jul mean F = 74.0 |Aug mean F = 72.5 |Sep mean F = 62.1 |Oct mean F = 47.7 |Nov mean F = 33.6 |Dec mean F = 22.7 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 9.2 |Feb low F = 12.5 |Mar low F = 23.0 |Apr low F = 34.2 |May low F = 44.7 |Jun low F = 54.3 |Jul low F = 60.3 |Aug low F = 57.8 |Sep low F = 47.9 |Oct low F = 35.9

|Nov low F = 23.7 |Dec low F = 13.3 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = -20.2 |Feb avg record low F = -12.5 |Mar avg record low F = -2.1 |Apr avg record low F = 18.2 |May avg record low F = 30.1 |Jun avg record low F = 43.1 |Jul avg record low F = 50.1 |Aug avg record low F = 44.9 |Sep avg record low F = 33.3 |Oct avg record low F = 18.8 |Nov avg record low F = 1.7 |Dec avg record low F = -14.1 |year avg record low F = -26.4 |Jan record low F = -48 |Feb record low F = -50 |Mar record low F = -30 |Apr record low F = -6 |May record low F = 16 |Jun record low F = 29 |Jul record low F = 37 |Aug record low F = 32 |Sep record low F = 14 |Oct record low F = -13 |Nov record low F = -27 |Dec record low F = -42 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.42 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.36 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.52 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.50 |May precipitation inch = 2.57 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.40 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.20 |Aug precipitation inch = 1.53 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.43 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.09 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.46 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.41 |year precipitation inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 6.1 |Feb precipitation days = 5.9 |Mar precipitation days = 6.0 |Apr precipitation days = 7.9 |May precipitation days = 11.4 |Jun precipitation days = 11.7 |Jul precipitation days = 9.2 |Aug precipitation days = 7.0 |Sep precipitation days = 6.7 |Oct precipitation days = 7.5 |Nov precipitation days = 5.1 |Dec precipitation days = 6.0 |Jan snow inch = 4.0 |Feb snow inch = 5.3 |Mar snow inch = 3.1 |Apr snow inch = 2.0 |May snow inch = 0.5 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 1.4 |Nov snow inch = 2.0 |Dec snow inch = 4.3 |year snow inch = |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 4.5 |Feb snow days = 4.0 |Mar snow days = 2.9 |Apr snow days = 0.9 |May snow days = 0.2 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.6 |Nov snow days = 2.2 |Dec snow days = 3.5 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web|title=U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Glendive, MT |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00243581&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name=NOWData>{{cite web|title=NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Glasgow |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ggw |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== thumb|left|Bell Street, about 1913 {{US Census population |1880= 500 |1890= 720 |1900= 1200 |1910= 2428 |1920= 3816 |1930= 4629 |1940= 4524 |1950= 5254 |1960= 7058 |1970= 6305 |1980= 5978 |1990= 4802 |2000= 4729 |2010= 4935 |2020= 4873 |estyear=2024 |estimate=4760 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=Population History<ref>Moffatt, Riley. ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990''. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 131.</ref> U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=www.census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> 2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> | align = right }}

According to realtor website Zillow, the average price of a home as of October 31, 2025, in Glendive is $186,137.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glendive, MT Housing Market |url=https://www.zillow.com/home-values/45459/glendive-mt/ |publisher=Zillow |access-date=November 27, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 1,975 estimated households in Glendive with an average of 2.24 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $71,063. Approximately 9.8% of the city's population lives at or below the poverty line. Glendive has an estimated 53.8% employment rate, with 25.8% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 92.3% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Glendive city, Montana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/glendivecitymontana/PST045224 |access-date=November 27, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported languages (people were allowed to report up to two languages, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (99.3%), Spanish (0.1%), Indo-European (0.3%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.0%), and Other (0.3%).

The median age in the city was 44.1 years.

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+<big>Glendive, Montana – racial and ethnic composition</big> {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} ! Race / ethnicity (''NH = non-Hispanic'') ! Pop. 1990<ref>{{cite book|title=Montana: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-28.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |pages=34 |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> ! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Glendive city, Montana |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3031450 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> ! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendive city, Montana |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US3031450 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> ! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendive city, Montana |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US3031450 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> ! % 1990 ! % 2000 ! % 2010 ! {{partial|% 2020}} |- | White alone (NH) | 4,701 | 4,581 | 4,585 | style='background: #ffffe6; |4,253 | 97.90% | 96.87% | 92.91% | style='background: #ffffe6; |87.28% |- | Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 14 | 23 | style='background: #ffffe6; |35 | 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.47% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.72% |- | Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 40 | 54 | 108 | style='background: #ffffe6; |133 | 0.83% | 1.14% | 2.19% | style='background: #ffffe6; |2.73% |- | Asian alone (NH) | 21 | 5 | 22 | style='background: #ffffe6; |41 | 0.44% | 0.11% | 0.45% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.84% |- | Pacific Islander alone (NH) | — | 0 | 3 | style='background: #ffffe6; |1 | — | 0.00% | 0.06% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02% |- | Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; |11 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23% |- | Mixed race or multiracial (NH) | — | 27 | 74 | style='background: #ffffe6; |195 | — | 0.57% | 1.50% | style='background: #ffffe6; |4.00% |- | Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 40 | 48 | 119 | style='background: #ffffe6; |204 | 0.83% | 1.02% | 2.41% | style='background: #ffffe6; |4.19% |- |'''Total''' |'''4,802''' |'''4,729''' |'''4,935''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,873''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, there were 4,873 people, 1,953 households, and 1,093 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A31450&in=state%3A30|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Glendive%20city,%20Montana%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=November 27, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The median age was 38.6 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.2 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A31450&in=state%3A30|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A31450&in=state%3A30|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

Of all households, 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 43.0% were married-couple households, 20.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 2,323 housing units, of which 15.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.0%. The population density was {{convert|1402.71|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}, and the housing-unit density was {{convert|668.68|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Glendive city, Montana |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/glendive-city-montana/160-3031450/ |publisher=USA Today |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref>

===2010 census=== As of the 2010 census, there were 4,935 people, 2,060 households, and 1,190 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1487.34|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,267 housing units at an average density of {{convert|683.24|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.45% White, 0.51% African American, 2.37% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from some other races and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.41% of the population.

There were 2,060 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

===2000 census=== As of the 2000 census, there were 4,729 people, 1,983 households, and 1,229 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1419.03|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.35|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.30% African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from some other races and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 1,983 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $20,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,544. About 11.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== Glendive Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.<ref name="gps">{{cite web|title=Glendive Public Schools |url=https://www.glendiveschools.com/ |access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> Dawson County High School's team name is the Red Devils.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://www.mhsa.org/memberschools |publisher=Montana High School Association |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511110438/https://www.mhsa.org/memberschools |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Glendive is home to Dawson Community College, a 2-year college formed in 1940 to meet the educational needs of eastern Montana.<ref name="dcc">{{cite web|title=Dawson Community College |url=https://www.dawson.edu/ |access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> The college offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees as well as certificate programs. Dawson Community College is an open-access college.

Glendive Public Library serves the area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Glendive Public Library |url=https://www.glendivelibrary.com/ |access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref>

==Infrastructure== Dawson Community Airport is five miles northwest of Glendive.

Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Jefferson Lines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Montana Bus Stops |url=https://www.jeffersonlines.com/bus-stops/montana/ |access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>

==Media== [[Image:Kxgn glendive studio.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.36|KXGN-TV is the only television station in the Glendive television market|alt=Refer to caption]] The Glendive market has three local radio stations: * KGLE AM 590 * KXGN AM 1400 * KDZN FM 96.5

Glendive is the smallest of the 210 designated markets for broadcast television in the United States as designated by Nielsen Media Research,<ref name="Nielsen">{{cite news |title=U.S. Local TV Market Rankings As of September 27, 2014 |work=The Nielsen Company |url= http://www.tvb.org/media/file/Nielsen_2014-2015_DMA_Ranks.pdf }}</ref> with one station—Montana PBS member KXGN-TV 5—for a small potential audience of several thousand people (county population is 9,059). Previously, KXGN-TV was dual-affiliated with CBS and NBC, carrying the two networks on separate subchannels. Until September 2009, KXGN-TV carried both networks on the same feed, making it the last "Big 3" affiliate to offer programming from more than one network on a single feed. KXGN-TV dropped NBC at the beginning of 2025 and CBS later in the year, making Glendive the only television market in the United States without any commercial television stations.

K13PL channel 13, a translator (low-powered rebroadcaster) of Williston, North Dakota's NBC affiliate KUMV was also available until 2013; KUMV is still carried on area cable systems as the market's default NBC affiliate. Two stations in Billings also serve Glendive: ABC affiliate/CW+ O&O KSVI 6 and Fox affiliate KHMT 4.

The ''Glendive Ranger-Review'' is the local paper.<ref>{{cite web|title=Glendive Ranger-Review |url=https://www.rangerreview.com/ |publisher=Glendive Ranger Review |access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable people== * Herbert Aldinger, author * Tim M. Babcock, 16th Governor of Montana, grew up on a ranch and later a house in Glendive, graduate of Dawson County High School in Glendive * Kamran Ince, Turkish-American music composer * Clyde Lamb, cartoonist * Adam Morrison, NBA Basketball Player * John Patton, Wyoming state legislator * Alfred E. Perlman, President, New York Central Railroad, President Western Pacific Railroad * Mike Person, offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers * Matt Rosendale, former Montana State Auditor, 2018 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Montana, and U.S. Representative for Montana's at-large congressional district (2020–2025)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cates-Carney |first=Corin |date=September 18, 2018 |title=Candidate Profile: Matt Rosendale |url=https://www.mtpr.org/post/candidate-profile-matt-rosendale |access-date=June 24, 2020 |work=Montana Public Radio |language=en}}</ref> * Diana Thomas, mathematician and nutritionist<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herbaugh |first1=Hunter |title=Glendive native published in JAMA |url=https://www.rangerreview.com/glendive-native-published-jama |access-date=February 7, 2021 |agency=Glendive Ranger Review |date=June 21, 2020 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525194042/https://www.rangerreview.com/glendive-native-published-jama |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Joyce Woodhouse, Democratic member of the Nevada Senate * Hank Worden, born Norton Earl Worden, cowboy actor

==References== {{Reflist|refs=<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64000429}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana |publisher=National Park Service|author=William A. Babcock Jr. |date=August 1987 |accessdate=July 27, 2017}}</ref>}}

==Further reading== [https://books.google.com/books?id=RGI8ubjwrsgC "A Guide to Historic Glendive"] ''Montana Historical Society'' (1998)

==External links== {{Commons category|Glendive, Montana}} {{wikivoyage|Glendive}} * {{official website|http://www.cityofglendive.us/}} * [http://www.glendivechamber.com/ Glendive Chamber of Commerce] * [http://visitglendive.com/ Visit Glendive] * [http://www.dawson.edu/ Dawson Community College] * [http://www.midrivers.com/~airport/ Dawson Community Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221060839/http://www.midrivers.com/~airport/ |date=December 21, 2014}}

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