Poplar, Montana

Poplar is a city in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States.

[3] It is the tribal headquarters for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, though Wolf Point is the most populous.

[4] The reservation is home to both the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, two distinct American Indian Nations.

Poplar hosts a Native American Pow Wow called Poplar Indian Days every year, the first weekend in September that is well attended by locals and traveling dancers with prizes for dancers and drummers.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2), all land.

Poplar is the seat for the Fort Peck Sioux and Assiniboine Tribes, including the tribal law enforcement agency, courthouse,[12] and the Fort Peck Reservation correctional facility.

[13] The Bureau of Indian Affairs maintains an agency office in Poplar.

[16] Poplar is home to the main campus of Fort Peck Community College.

The Poplar Municipal Airport provides for light aircraft and general aviation on a single 4,400 feet (1,341 m) runway.

The IHS contracts with Northeast Montana Health Services (NEMHS) which operates Poplar Community Hospital, a critical access hospital with an emergency room, swingbed unit, pharmacy, 22-bed inpatient facility for inpatient services, as well as the Riverside Clinic, and hospital and clinic in Wolf Point, Montana.

Horse's Ghost at the fair, Poplar, MT
Poplar Indian Days Pow Wow in 2022
Old Fort Peck Agency building, Poplar, Montana
Roosevelt County map