Geography

  Liberty County, in northcentral Montana, covers 1458 square miles or 920,960 acres. Chester, the county seat, is 90 miles north of Great Falls, 114 miles east of East Glacier, 60 miles west of Havre, and 50 miles from the Canadian border.  It is 24 miles wide and 60 miles from north to south bound on the east by Hill County, on the west by Toole County, on the south by Chouteau County and on the north by the Canadian providence of Alberta.

  Most of the county is characterized by rolling prairies as a result of till deposited by glaciers.  Gullies and coulees of the three major streams, Cottonwood Creek, Eagle Creek and Sage Creek, and of course, the Marias River break up the terrain. In the north-western part of the county, the Sweetgrass Hills rise to nearly 7,000 feet. 

  The population of approximately 2,400 gives an average density of 1.6 persons per square mile. 

  Tiber Dam, completed by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1956, lies 13 miles south and six miles west of Chester. It is one of the Missouri River Basin projects, used for flood control, storage, retention of silt, and preservation of wildlife. Lake Elwell, created by the dam, covers some 20 square miles in Liberty County and is a popular recreational area provide a great arena for boating, fishing, and other water sports.

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