Crow Indian Reservation
The Crow Indian Reservation is the homeland of the Crow Tribe. Established 1868, the reservation is located in parts of Big Horn, Yellowstone, and Treasure counties in southern Montana in the United States. The Crow Tribe has an enrolled membership of approximately 11,000, of whom 7,900 reside in the reservation. 20% speak Crow as their first language.
Crow Indian Reservation | |
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Location in Montana | |
| Tribe | Crow (Apsáalooke) |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| Counties | Big Horn Treasure Yellowstone |
| Established | May 7, 1868 |
| Headquarters | Crow Agency |
| Government | |
| • Body | Crow Tribe Executive Branch |
| • Chairman | Frank White Clay |
| • Vice-Chairman | Lawrence de Crane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,606.54 sq mi (9,340.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3,593.56 sq mi (9,307.3 km2) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 7,096 |
| • Density | 2.0/sq mi (0.76/km2) |
| GDP | $1.9 Billion (2018) |
| Website | crow-nsn.gov |
The reservation, the largest of the seven Indian reservations in Montana, is located in south-central Montana, bordered by Wyoming to the south and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation to the east. The reservation includes the northern end of the Bighorn Mountains, Wolf Mountains, and Pryor Mountains. The Bighorn River flows north from the Montana-Wyoming state line, joining the Little Bighorn just east of Hardin. Part of the reservation boundary runs along the ridgeline separating Pryor Creek and the Yellowstone River. The city of Billings is approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the reservation boundary.
It has a land area of 3,593.56 square miles (9,307.3 km2) and a total area of 3,606.54 square miles (9,340.9 km2), making it either the fifth or sixth-largest reservation in the country (alternating with the Standing Rock Reservation depending on whether water areas are counted). Reservation headquarters are in Crow Agency, Montana.