Red Lodge, Montana Relocation Information
Red Lodge is located in Carbon County, Montana and is the county seat. It has a population of 1875 and a county population of approximately 9500 residents. Red Lodge is a gateway community to the ever popular Yellowstone National Park. Visitors find country charm everywhere and enjoy outdoor activities and attractions all year round such as fishing, camping, skiing, dog sledding, museums and of course, Yellowstone National Park, just to name a few. Red Lodge sits at an elevation of 5500 feet and its weather tends to range on the cool side from below zero temperatures in the winter to the 80’s in the summer and has an average rainfall of 22 inches per year. Red Lodge has a good business base with over 250 businesses located here, many of them professional offices. Major employers are Red Mountain Ski Lodge, health care providers, schools and the county. Major contributers to the economy are recreation, tourism and agriculture.