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AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



1998 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 

 301 S Park. Drawer 10033 

 Helena. MT 59626-0033 

 I'hone: 1-800-835-2612 



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Montana Facts and Figures 



Montana's 1990 population, at 799,065, was up L6 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 



I>and 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 58,607.778 Acres 



Pronortion of Land in Farms & Ranches. 63.0 Percer r . 



" 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



Farm Counts and Measurements, 1997 



Numiber of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



27,000 

 2,141 Acres 

 $22.3 Bil. 

 $824,976 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch $640,3 1 i 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ $294 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation $99,7 14 



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, 1998. 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES ^^""^ cnciiw^nis coLLtCiioN 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Woodland 3.5 



Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture 



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