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STATISTICS SERVICE 

 low. 15th St., Suite 3100 

 Helena, MT 59626 

 (406) 441-1240 or 1-800-835-2612 

 www.nass usda.gov/mt/ 



MAY 2005 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS -*— 



2004 



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 60.1 million 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) 

 People Per Farm 



Land and Land Utilization 1/ 



902,195 Montana Total Land Area, Miles 145,552 Sq. Miles 



6.2 Montana Total Land Area, Acres 93,153,553 Acres 



45,718 All Land in Farms & Ranches 59,612,403 Acres 



L9 Proportion of Land in Fa rms & Ranches 64.0 Percent 



1/ 2002 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



Farm Counts and Measurements, 2003 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/, 3/ 

 Avera ge Value Per Farm or R anch 3/ 



28,000 

 2,146 Acres 

 $27.2 Bil. 

 $969,990 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 3/ $773,071 

 Average Value Per Acre 4/ $410 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 3/ $103,560 



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

 debt. 3/ Source: State Fact Sheet, USDA-Economic Research Service, 4/ Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 2004, 



Land in Farms & Ranches: 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



fother Crop land 10.2 



STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECTIOh 



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CuNivated Summerfallow 5-8 ' HFLENA. ^1n^|T/^^■/^ cqro 



Harvested Cropland 14.7 



Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture 



