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MONTANA 



AGRICULTURAL FACTS 



2005 



-^m^ NATIONAL 

 --(•nci- AGRICULTURAL 

 '^^ STATISTICS 

 ''^i/N^- SERVICE 



USDA, NASS, Montana Field office 

 10 W 15th street, Suite 3100 

 Helena, MT 59626 

 406-441-1240 or 800-835-2612 

 www.nass.usda.gov/mt/ 

 nass-rntiginass. usda.gov 



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's59.6 million acres of land in farms and ranches 

 ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



Montana Population 



Total, 2000 Census 902, 1 95 



People Per Square Mile 6.2 



Rural Farm Population (2000) 39,930 



_PgQple_PerJFarrD UL 



1/ 2002 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



Land and Land Utilization 1/ 



Montana Total Land Area, Miles 

 Montana Total Land Area, Acres 



Sq. Miles 

 Acres 



145,552 

 93,153,553 



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



.£rQppjijQnjo£LaadlnJ:aiiTis&J^anch6s_ .64A.Percent 



Farm Counts and Measurements 



Number of Farms & Ranches 1/ 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 2/, 3/ 

 Ave r age Value P er Farm or Ranch 3/ 



28,000 

 2,146 Acres 

 $29.5 Bil. 

 $1,053,560 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 3/ 

 Average Value Per Acre 4/ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation 3/ 



$854,560 



$445 



$93,125 



1/ Places with aimual sale of agricultural products of $1,000 or more, 2005 figure. 2/ Excludes farm operators' household 

 assets and debt. 3/ Source: Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector, State Income and Balance Sheet Statistics, USDA- 

 Economic Research Service. Figures are for 2004. 4/ Per acre, land and buildings, January 1, 2005. 



Land in Farms & Ranches: 



Utilization as a Percentage of Total 



SWTP nnrrfwrNTS COLLECTION 

 WAV 2 4 2006 



MONTANA STATE LIQRARy 



161S E. 6th AVE 

 HELENA. MONTANA 59620 



Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture 



