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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 



PO Box 4369 

 Helena, MT 59604 

 Phone: 449-5303 



MAY 1991 



1990 



ST/ITF DOCUMENTS COLLECTION 



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MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



1515 E. 6th AVE 

 HELENA, MONTANA 59620 



MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES 



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 

 People Per Square Mile 



Farm Population 

 People Per F arm 



LAND AND LAND UTILIZATION * 



786,690 Montana Total Land Area, Miles 145,388 Sq. Miles 



5.3 Montana Total Land Area, Acres 93.0 Mil. Acres 



67,546 All Land in Farms & Ranches 60,203,993 Acres 



2.8 Proportion of Land in Farms & Ranches 64.7 Percent 



1987 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



kRM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1989 



Number of Farms & Ranches ' 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch ' 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets ^ 



24,700 

 2,453 Acres 

 $19.9 Bil. 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch ' 



Average Value Per Acre * 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation ' 



$596,186 



$238 



$110,271 



Average Value Per Farm or Ranch ^ $807,425 



' 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, 1990. 

 ^ Includes real estate, non-real estate, and CCC loans. 



Land in Farms & Ranches 



utilization as Percentage of Total 



All Othtr 1.7 



Woodlind 3.1 



Cropland 

 28 e 



Other Cropland 

 6.0 



Cultivated 



Summer Fallow 



9 4 



Ha> veated 



Cropland 



1S.2 



Source: 1S87 U.S. Canaua of Agriculture 



