2001 Montana Agrk t ltir-M, Statistk s 



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MQiNTANA FACTS AND FICl RKS 



Montana's 2000 population, at 902, 195, was up 12.9 percent from 1990. Population density, measured in people per square mile, was 6.2 in 2000-third 

 lowest in the United Stales. Montana's 57.0 million acres of land in farms and ranches ranks second in the nation behind Te.xas. 



Montana Land Area: Ownership as a Percentage of Total 



of Ml 5.8% 



Federal 28.9% | 



Tnbai Lands 2.7% 



m Naf I Parks/Other 2 2% 



Bureau of Land Mgmt 8 5% 



Forest Service 18 1% 



1/ Private land including roads, railroads, airports, etc. 



SOURCE: BLM "Public Land Statistics. 1997." USPS. BIA, State of Montana. Department of State Lands 



FARM COUNTS AM) MEASUREMENTS, 1999 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1 / 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 .Average Value per Farm or Ranch 



28.000 



2.036 Acres 



S20.7 Bil. 



S737.622 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 



5553,601 

 $300 



S98.383 



1/ Places with annual sales of agricultural products of S 1 .000 or more. 2/ Excludes farm operators' household assets and debt. 3/ Per acre, land 

 and buildings. January' I. 2000 SOURCE: Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector. State Income and Balance Sheet Statistics. USD.A-ERS 



LAND IN FARMS AND RANCHES: Utilization as Percentage of Total 1/ 



Range & Pasture 64.8% 



1/1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



