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MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



2001 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 



10 W. 15lh Slreet, Suile 3100 

 Helena, MT 59626 

 Phone: 1-800-835-2612 



or (406) 441-1240 

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

 htlp://w\wv.nass.usda.gnv/mt/ 



Montana Facts and Figures 



Montana's 2000 population, at 902,195, was up 12.9 percent from 1990. Population density, measured in people 

 per square mile, was 6.2 in 2000--third lowest in the United States. Montana's 57.0 million acres of land in farms and 

 ranches ranks second in the nation behind Te.xas. 



Montana Population 



Total, 2000 Census 902,195 



People Per Square Mile 6.2 



Rural Farm Population ( 1 990) 45,718 



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 1/1997 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 58,607,778 Acres 



_PrQpQrIionQf.Land in Farms & Ranches 63.0 Percent 



'"arm Counts and Measurements, 2000 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



27,600 

 2,054 Acres 

 $24.5 Bil. 

 $889,457 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch $698,335 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ $375 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation $ 1 00,938 



1/ Places with annual sale of agricultural products of SI, 000 or more. 

 debt. 3/ Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 2001. 



Excludes farm operators' household assets and 



,TA7? DnCdMFNTS COLLECTION 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



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Range & Pasture 64 8 , 



MAY 2 8 2002 



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Other Cropland 7.4 



Cultivated Summerfallow 7 4 



Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture 



