General 



Montana Facts and Figures 



Montana's 2002 population, at 909,453, was up 13.8 percent from 1990. Population density, measured in people per square 

 mile, was 6.3 in 2002— third lowest in the United States. Montana's 56.7 million acres of land in farms and ranches ranks second 

 in the nation behind Texas. 



and and Land Utilization 



Values are from the 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture 



Total, 2002 Census 

 People Per Sq. Mile 



909,453 Montana Total Land Area 

 6.3 



145,388 Sq. Miles 

 93,048,320 Acres 



1 Places v»/ith annual sales of agricultural products of $1 ,000 or more. 



2 Exclude farm operators' household assets and debt. 



3 Per acre, land and buildings, January 1 , 2002. 



Land in Farms & Ranches 

 Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Range a Pasture \ 

 64 8% 



SOURCE: 1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



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