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MONTANA 



MAY 2000 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



1999 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 



301 S.Park, Drawer 10033 

 Helena, MT 59626-0033 

 Phone: 1-800-835-2612 



or (406) 441-1240 

 e-mail: nass-nn@nass.usda.gov 

 hnp://www.nass.usda gov/ml/ 



Montana Facts and Figures 



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 

 People Per Square Mile 



Rural Farm Population 

 People Per Farm 



Land and Land Utilization 1/ 



799,065 Montana Total Land Area, Miles 145,388 Sq. Miles 



5.5 Montana Total Land Area, Acres 93.0 Mil. Acres 



45,7 1 8 All Land in Fanns & Ranches 58,607,778 Acres 



1 .9 Pro portion of L and in Far ms & Ranches 6 3,0 P erc ent 



" 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



^I'arm Counts and Measurements, 1998 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



27,500 

 2,091 Acres 

 $19.9 Bii. 

 $723,353 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 



$561,029 



$296 



$98,837 



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, 1999. 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture 



