2000 MONT.AN.A AGRICI'LTIIR.\L ST.\T1ST1CS 



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MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES 



Montana's 1990 population, at 799,065, rose 1.6 percent from 1980. Population density, measured in people per square mile, was 5.5 in 1990~third 

 lowest in the United States. Montana's 59.6 million acres of land in farms and ranches ranks second in the Nation behind Texas. 



Montana Land Area: Ownership as a Percentage of Total 



NafI Parks/Other 2.2% 



Bureau of Land Mgmt 8.5% 



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



SOURCE; BLM "Public Land Statistics. 1997." USFS, BIA. State of Montana, Department of State Lands. 



FARM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1998 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value per Farm or Ranch 



27.500 



2.091 Acres 



$19.9 Bil. 



$723,353 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 



$561,029 



$296 



$98,837 



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

 and buildings. January 1. 1999. SOURCE: Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector. State Income and Balance Sheet Statistics. USDA-ERS 



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



1/ 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



