Circle is located in northeastern Montana between the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers and 70 miles west of North Dakota.  It is located at the junction of Montana State Highway 13, Highway 200, and Highway 200S.
     The 600 plus residents who reside here in this quiet, peaceful farming and ranching community are not only proud of their heritage, but also of the services that the community can provide.  It has a Critical Care Hospital staffed by  a

physician assistant.  This facility is connected to a modern, fully certified, long term care facility.
    The public school system can provide the advantages of a private school without the high cost.  The classes are small, the teaching staff is well trained, and the community is very involved in school activities. The school is an up-to-date center of learning, consisting of 3 separate buildings.  There is a community college 46 miles east in Glendive that provides undergraduate classes, adult education and vocational education.
    The town of Circle is the county seat for McCone County.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has its county offices in Circle and the McCone Electric Cooperative and Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative are headquartered in Circle.  Our Telephone Cooperative is one of the geographically largest cooperatives in the United States providing a variety of good jobs in telephone, cellular phone, Internet computer access and satellite television.
    The main economic driving force is agriculture.  The area produces large quantities of hard red winter wheat, hard red spring wheat, feed and malting barley, feeder cattle and feeder lambs. A John Deere farm machinery dealership in Circle provides products and services to a large trade area.  The Harvest States Elevator Cooperative of Eastern Montana is headquartered in Circle.  This provides grain elevator services in Circle and also manages large 100 unit grain loading elevators in Wolf Point and Glendive.
    Circle has 7 active churches to provide a variety of religious services.  The community has a number of active community groups,  including the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture,  VFW, Community Club, Masons, Baseball Association, Art Club, 4-H Clubs, Scouting, Rifle Club, and many others that are involved in some part of the community.
    The Circle area offers a wide variety of activities, events and opportunities for all ages and interests.  This is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream.  Wildlife abound – mule deer, white tail deer, antelope, prairie dogs, coyotes, grouse, pheasants, and eagles. If fishing or boating is your passion, Fort Peck Lake is a nearby paradise.  The lake has 1500 miles of shoreline, record-setting trophy walleye, northern pike, bass and even the prehistoric paddle fish.  There are walleye tournaments, rodeos, hunting seasons, auction sales, dinosaur digs, trails rides and drives.  In the winter there is snowmobiling, ice fishing and cross country skiing.
   The current climate has 4 seasons.  In the winter this area will generally miss the blizzards and heavy snow that pass to the south of us.  The temperature is warmer than the Montana Hi-Line and cold spells are broken with warm chinook winds.  The spring will have some general rains; the summers are nice with about 4 weeks of hot summer weather.  Fall is beautiful, clear, warm weather.  The air is clear and the sky is blue.
   If you have the urge to visit a larger city, Glendive is only 46, easy driving, highway miles away.  In 4 hours of light traffic you can be in Billings, Montana or Bismarck, North Dakota.  Circle offers a small, safe community with good medical services, excellent schools, local shopping and unlimited outdoor recreation.  The community is the hub for schools, local government, electricity, telephone, grain shipping, and farm machinery.  The potential for economic growth and real estate appreciation is untapped.

The Circle “historic” sign - located at the museum.

Eastern Montana Map

Fort Peck Summer Theatre

Glendive, MT

Wolf Point, MT

Billings, MT