MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



MONTANA 

 AGRICULTURAL 

 STATISTICS SERVICE 



low. ISlh Street. Suiie 3100 

 Helena, MT 59626 

 Phone: 1800-835-2612 



or (406) 441 1240 

 c mail: nass-inl@nass.usda.gov 

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



MAY 2003 



2002 



MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



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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 niillion acres of land in farms and 

 ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



Montana Population 



Total, 2000 Census 



People Per Square Mile 

 Rural Farm Population (1990) 



^-Qgl g P grZana 



902,195 



6.2 



45.718 



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1/1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 

 iFarm Counts and Measurements, 2001 



Land and Land Utilization 1/ 



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



Montana Total Land Area, Acres 93,048,320 Acres 



All Land in Farms & Ranches 58,607,778 Acres 



. ProDorti on of Land in Farms & Ranch es 6 3.0 .Percen t 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/ 

 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch 



27,500 

 2,062 Acres 

 S24.7 Bil. 

 $929,228 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 



Average Value Per Acre 3/ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 



$734,608 



$384 



$107,498 



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, 2002. 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



STATF DOCUMENTS COLLECTION 



f lAY p p 2003 



MONTANA STATE LIBR/»-v 



WFI FMa ,i,r> 



other Cropland 7.4 I 



Cultivated Summerfallow 7.4 



Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture 



