Klein, MT

Klein is a census-designated place in west-central Musselshell County, where the 2020 census counted 163 residents. The name covers Klein itself and the unincorporated communities of Gibbtown and Farralltown, so the place is a rural cluster more than a single incorporated town. The Musselshell River forms its northern edge, with Camp Three across the river, and Roundup, the county seat, sits four miles to the northeast. U.S. Highway 87 runs through the settlement and ties the river valley to the wider Montana road network.

Klein's shape comes from that combination of river, highway, and scattered community names. Homes and ranch land gather around the road, while the river marks a clear northern boundary and Roundup provides the nearest county seat. The nearby settlements belong to the same broad Musselshell landscape, where daily trips follow county roads and the highway instead of a dense town grid. Klein's story is carried by a river valley, a major north-south route, and the small places that share its surrounding countryside.