▁and ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Sher idan ▁County , ▁Mont ana , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 7 3 4 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁business ▁in ▁Pl enty wood ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁city ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁a ▁Great ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁branch ▁line ▁that ▁eventually ▁ran ▁from ▁B ain ville ▁to ▁Op heim . ▁Local ▁fol kl ore ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Pl enty wood ▁Creek , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁named , ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁search ▁for ▁fire wood . ▁One ▁day , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁story , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁cow bo ys ▁watched ▁in ▁ex as per ation ▁as ▁the ▁ch uck ▁w agon ▁cook ▁attempted ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁fire ▁with ▁d amp ▁buff alo ▁ch ips . ▁Finally , ▁in ▁fr ustration , ▁Dutch ▁Henry ▁said , ▁" If ▁you ’ ll ▁go ▁ 2 ▁miles ▁up ▁this ▁cre ek , ▁you ’ ll ▁find ▁plenty ▁wood ." ▁ ▁Pl enty wood ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁purchase ▁of ▁pul se ▁cro ps ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁Cl imate ▁Classification ▁system , ▁Pl