Flathead County, Montana

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Flathead County is one of 56 counties in Montana. Flathead County is located in the northwestern region of the state. The estimated county population is 85,314. The county seat is Kalispell.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• The website includes comprehensive budget information, including easy to read summaries of spending increases and decreases. However, this information is not particularly easy to find. ^[1]

[edit] The bad

• There is a page for the county auditor, but this page contains no information on county audits that have been conducted.^[2]
• The website contains no information on filing an public records request.

[edit] External links

Flathead County, Montana

• Flathead County Website
• Flathead County Treasurer
• Flathead County Library
• Flathead County on E-Reference
• Flathead County on Epodunk
• Flathead County QuickFacts

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