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AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



1997 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 

 301 S. Hark, Drawer 10033 

 Helena, MT 59626-0033 

 Phone: (800)835-2612 

 or 441-1240 



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Montana Facts and Figurel 





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MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



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 HELENA, MONTANA 50S2O 



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 59.6 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 FaiTn Population 45,718 



Peppje Per Farm 1.9 



" 1992 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



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 



Prpportiqn of Larid in Farms & Ranches 64.1 Percent 



"arm Counts and Measurements, 1996 



23,000 Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



2,596 Acres Average Value Per Acre 3/ 



$21.1 Bil. Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 

 $915,477 



$719,264 



$305 



$113,489 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



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

 debt. 3/ Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 1997. 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Range & Pasture 

 65.9 



Woodland 

 3.3 



Croptand 

 29.3 



Other Cropland 

 7.4 



Cult. Sumnnerfallow 

 8? 



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^[fj Harvested Cropland 

 rni; 13.7 



Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture. 



