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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 

 PO Box 4369 

 Helena, MT 59604 

 Phone: (800)835-2612 

 or 441-1240 



MAY 1996 



1995 



MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES 



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STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECTION 



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MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



1515 E. 5th 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 59.7 million acres of land in farms and 

 ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



MONTANA POPULATION 



Total, ! 990 Census 799,065 



People Per Square Mile 5.5 



Rural Farm Population 45,718 



_PeopXe PerJFarm .__„..„ _„„™™™_„™_„,_J;49_ 



'' 1992 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



LAND AND LAND UTILIZATION 



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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 



I FARM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1994 



Number of Farms & Ranches ''' 22,500 Real Estate Valug/parm m- Ranch 



Average Size ofFarm or Ranch 2,653 Acres Average Value Per Acre ■^'' 



Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2^ $19.5 Bil. Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 



Average Value Per Farm or Ranch $867,769 



1/ Places with annual sale of agricuhural products of $1,000 or more. 2/ Excludes farm operators' household assets and 



debt. 3/ Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 1995. 



$662,844 



$277 



$114,836 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Range & Pasture 

 659 



Woodland 

 3.3 



Other Cropland 

 7.4 



Cult, Summerfallow 

 8.2 



Han/ested Cropland 

 13.7 



All Other 

 1.5 



Source; 1992 Census of Agriculture. 



