MAY 1990 



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MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 



PO Box 4369 

 Helena, MT 59604 

 Phone: 449-5303 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



STATF DOCUMENTS COLLECTION 

 MAY 24 1990 



MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES 



MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



1515 E. 6th AVE. 

 HELENA, MONTANA 59620 



Montana's 1980 population, at 786,690, was up 13 percent from 1970. Population density, measured in people 

 per square mile, was 5.3 in 1980--third lowest in the United States. Montana's 60.2 million acres of land in farms and 

 ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



MONTANA POPULATION 



Total, 1980 Census 786,690 



People Per Square Mile 5.3 



Farm Population 67,546 



People Per Farm 2.8 



1 j^gy u 5 Census of Agricuiture. 



LAND AND LAND UTIUZATION ' 



Montana Total Land Area, Miles 145,388 Sq. Miles 



Montana Total Land Area, Acres 93.0 Mil. Acres 



All Land in Farms & Ranches 60,203,993 Acres 



Proportion of Land in Farms & Ranches 64.7 Percent 



FARM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1988 



Number of Farms & Ranches ' 24,600 



Average Size of Farm or Ranch ' 2,467 Acres 



Total Farm & Ranch Assets ^ $14.8 Bil. 



Average Value Per Farm or Ranch ^ $601,028 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch ^ 



Average Value Per Acre ^ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation ^ 



$411,821 



$209 



$112,813 



' Places with annual sale of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. ^ Includes household, buildings, machinery, 

 livestock, crops, savings and investments. ^ Includes dwelling and other farm buildings. ^ Per acre, land and buildings, 

 February 1, 1989. ' Includes real estate, non-real estate, and CCC loans. 



Land in Farms & Ranches 



utilization as Percentage of Total 



Rangeland 

 4 Pasture / 

 65.6 



All Other 1.7 



Woodland 3.1 



Other Cropland 

 5.0 



Cultivated 



Summer Fallow 



9.4 



Harvested 



Cropland 



15.2 



urce: 1987 US. Census of Agriculture 



