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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 

 PO Box 4369 

 Helena, MX 59604 

 Phone: (800) 835-2612 

 or 449-5303 



1994 



STATF DOrUMFNTS COLLECTION 



MAY 3 n 1995 



MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES 



MONTANA STATE LIBRARV 



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 



Total, 1990 Census 799,065 



People Per Square Mile 5.5 



Rural Farm Population 45,718 



People Per Farm 1 9 



" i992 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



LAND ANT) 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 59,642,536 Acres 



Proportion of Land in Farms & Ranches 64. 1 Percent 



FARM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1993 



Number of Famis & Ranches " 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets ^ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



Average Value Per Acre '' 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 



$105,471 



23,800 Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch $684,340 



2,445 Acres 

 $21.2 Bil. 

 $891,008 



" 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, 1994. 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Range & Pasture 

 65.9 



All Other 

 1.5 



Other Cropland 

 7.4 



Cult. Summertallow 

 8.2 



Harvested Cropland 

 13.7 



Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture. 



