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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



1992 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 



PO Box 4369 

 Helena, MT 59604 

 Phone: (800) 835-2612 

 or 449-5303 



MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES 



Montana's 1990 population, at 799,065, was up 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 60.2 million acres of land in 

 farms and ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



MONTANA POPULATION 



Total, 1990 Census 799,065 



People Per Square Mile 5.5 



Rural Farm Population 45,718 



^People Per Farm 1.9 

 " 1987 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



LAND AND LAND UTILIZATION " 



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 



^rogiorti^n ofLand in Farms & Ranches 64.7 Percent 



• farm COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1991 



Number of Farms & Ranches " 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch " 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets -' 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch ^ 



$621,907 



$252 



$105,190 



24,700 Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch " 



2,431 Acres Average Value Per Acre * 



$21.1 Bil. Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation " 

 $854,583 



'' 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, January 1, 1992. 

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



Rangaland 



t P**tur« 



66.« 



Land in Farms & Ranches 



utilization as Percentage of Total 



i>i 9. 



V 



An other 1.7 



3.1 



Ites: 



Cropland 

 20.6 



STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECTION 



JULiri993 



MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



1515 E- 6th AVE. 

 HELENA, MONTANA 59620 



Other Cropland 



e.o 



Cultivated 



Suinmar Fallow 



0.4 



Harvaitad 



Cropland 



16.2 



Source: 1087 U.S. Canaut of Aorlcullura 



