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Size and Human Population 



The 17-county area encompasses approximately 24,248,960 acres or 37,889 square miles of western and 

 northwestern Montana (Table 1) and represents approximately 47% of Montana's human population. 

 County population size ranges from Missoula (pop. 99,018) to Granite (pop. 2,853). Population density 

 for the entire area is 12.0 people per square mile, compared to 6.2 people per square mile for the entire 



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