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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FAOE-& 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 

 301 S. Paric, Drawer 10033 

 Helena, MT 59626-0033 

 Phone: (800)835-2612 

 or 441-1240 



OCCaiWENTS COLLECTiOfl 



MAY 



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MONTANA FACTS AND nCURES 



Mi 5 1997 



U O MTM I ^ OTATE LIEHAK'y 

 ur. r-\^^^ E- 6th AVE. 

 HELENA, MONTANA 59509 



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 



LAND AND LAND UTILIZATION 1/ 



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 



1992 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



FARM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1995 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



22,000 

 2,714 Acres 

 $19.9 Bil. 

 $904,870 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch $7 1 0,899 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ $289 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation $ 1 1 6,582 



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

 debt. 3/ Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 1996. 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Range & Pasture 

 65.9 



Woodland 

 3.3 



All Other 

 1.5 



Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture. 



