MAY 1994 



Montana State Ijbrary 



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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 



PO Box 4369 

 Helena, MT S9604 

 Phone: (800) 835-2612 

 or 449-5303 



1993 



mTE DnnifMFNTS COLLECTION 



M 2 /I 1994 



MONTANA FACTS AND nCURES 



MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



1515 E. 6th AVE. 

 HELENA, MONTANA 59620 



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 



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 



Proportion of Land in Farms & Ranches 64.7 Percent 



FARM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1992 



Number of Farms & Ranches " 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets ^ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



24,600 

 2,439 Acres 

 $19.4 Bil. 

 $786,805 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch $603,878 



Average Value Per Acre " $270 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation $99,512 



" Places with annual sale of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. ^ Excludes farm operators' household assets and debt. 

 " Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 1993. 



5*% <* 



I ii><^ 



Range & Pasture 

 65.6 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utili^tion as a Percentage of Total 



Woodland 

 3.1 



All Other 

 1.7 



Other Cropland 

 5 



Cult. Summerfallow 

 9.4 



Harvested Cropland 

 15.2 



Source: 1987 Census of Agriculture. 



