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Plentywood is a city in and the county seat of Sheridan County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,669 at the 2020 census.

Plentywood city overview:
Name:	Plentywood city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Montana
County:	Sheridan County
Elevation:	2,047 ft (624 m)
Total Area:	1.36 sq mi (3.51 km²)
Land Area:	1.36 sq mi (3.51 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,669
Population Density:	1,229.92/sq mi (474.91/km²)
ZIP code:	59254
Area code:	406
FIPS code:	3058375
GNISfeature ID:	0775295

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History

The first business in Plentywood opened in 1900, and a post office was established two years later. The city incorporated in 1912, following the arrival of a Great Northern Railway branch line that eventually ran from Bainville to Opheim. Local folklore suggests that the name of the nearby Plentywood Creek, after which the city was named, comes from a search for firewood. One day, according to the story, a group of cowboys watched in exasperation as the chuck wagon cook attempted to start a fire with damp buffalo chips. Finally, in frustration, Dutch Henry said, “If you’ll go two miles up this creek, you’ll find plenty wood.”

Plentywood has been a center for purchase of pulse crops since 2005.