Town guide

Gibson Flats, Montana

Gibson Flats is a community in Cascade County, Montana, home to about 158 people across 3.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59405.

Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population15847 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$194Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Gibson Flats

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Gibson Flats

Distances

Nearest major airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)363 miles away
Closer regional airportGreat Falls International Airport (GTF)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Seattle, WA517 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Gibson Flats; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Gibson Flats

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Gibson Flats had 203 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2010.

It’s the 274th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.

Cascade County grew from 25,777 residents in 1900 to 84,414 in 2020.

Gibson Flats population by census2010: 199, 2020: 20319920102032020

Cascade County, 1900–2020

Cascade County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,777, 1910: 28,833, 1920: 38,836, 1930: 41,146, 1940: 41,999, 1950: 53,027, 1960: 73,418, 1970: 81,804, 1980: 80,696, 1990: 77,691, 2000: 80,357, 2010: 81,327, 2020: 84,41426K’00’1039K’20’3042K’40’5073K’60’7081K’80’9080K’00’1084K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 15.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Gibson FlatsJan: high 37°F, low 18°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 19°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 25°F, 0.6 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 33°F, 1.8 in; May: high 67°F, low 42°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 50°F, 2.7 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 55°F, 1.3 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 53°F, 1.3 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 45°F, 1.4 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 36°F, 1.1 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 26°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 20°F, 0.6 in37°18°Jan0.639°19°Feb0.648°25°Mar0.658°33°Apr1.867°42°May2.775°50°Jun2.786°55°Jul1.384°53°Aug1.373°45°Sep1.459°36°Oct1.145°26°Nov0.737°20°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Great Falls 16st, MT weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Cascade County

30,050 jobs at 2,472 businesses in Cascade County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cascade CountyHealth care and social assistance: 7,578 jobs; Retail trade: 4,957 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,340 jobs; Construction: 1,689 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,621 jobs; Other services: 1,500 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,358 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,207 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 14% Construction 6% Administrative and support 5% Other services 5% Manufacturing 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

838 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gibson Flats.

Nearest hospitals

  • Great Falls Clinic HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Great FallsUnder a mile
  • Benefis Hospitals INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Great FallsUnder a mile
  • Missouri River Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fort Benton35.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors66
Specialist doctors282
Dentists59
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants169
Mental health providers98
Physical and occupational therapists133
Optometrists16
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies15

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Gibson Flats

Parks (15 nearby)

  • Charles Russell Park · 22 acres0.5 mi
  • Lions Park · 14 acres0.4 mi
  • Sand Hills Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
  • Dudley Anderson Park · 9 acres0.1 mi
  • Clara Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
  • Kranz Park · 8 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Super One Foods0.2 mi
  • Albertsons0.9 mi
  • Everyday IGA1.4 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • Anderson Family Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi
  • Osco Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • University of Providence Library1.0 mi

Museums

  • Cascade County Historical Society Museum1.7 mi
  • Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art1.7 mi
  • C. M. Russell Museum2.0 mi
  • Malmstrom Museum2.4 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center2.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Fine Arts Center1.0 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Gibson Flats

Public schools here are run by Great Falls Elem, Centerville Elem, Mont Sch for Deaf Blind and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Chief Joseph SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–6260Public1.5 mi
Grass Land Colony SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–821Public10.7 mi
Lewis & Clark SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–6338Public0.8 mi
Lincoln SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–6373Public0.6 mi
Longfellow SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–6263Public1.8 mi
Loy SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–6392Public2.0 mi
Mountain View SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–6315Public0.6 mi
MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd ElGreat FallsPre-K–820Special Education0.9 mi
Sunnyside SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–6396Public1.4 mi
CORE School at Morningside ElGreat FallsK–6297Public1.4 mi
East Middle SchoolGreat Falls7–8764Public0.9 mi
Great Falls High SchoolGreat Falls9–121,548Public1.2 mi
MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd HSGreat Falls9–1215Special Education0.9 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolGreat FallsPre-K–8173Roman Catholic1.6 mi
Treasure State AcademyGreat FallsPre-K–1254Baptist1.2 mi
Great Falls Central Catholic High SchoolGreat Falls9–1256Roman Catholic0.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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