MONTANA FACTS & FIGURES 



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Montana's 1980 population, at 786,690, was up 13 percent from 1970. Population 

 density, measured In people per square mile, was 5.4 In 1980--thlrd lowest In the United 

 States. Montana's 60.9 million acres of land In farms and ranches ranks second In the 

 nation behind Texas. 



MONTANA LAND AREA 



OWNCIISHir *• F»CCNTACe OF TOTAL 



MONTANA POPULATION 



Tota I , 1 980 Census 



Farm 



Peop I e per Farm 



786,690 



67,586 



2.8 



LAND & LAND UTILIZATION 



Montana Total 

 Land Area: 



OR 



Peop I e Per 

 Square Mile: 



All Land In Farms 

 i Ranches : 



Proportion of Land 

 In Farms i Ranches: 



147,138 Square Miles 

 93.2 Ml I . Acres 



5.4 

 60,900,000 Acres ^' 

 65 Percent 



••w«*K BLM "rvktu L«b4 Stat1«rtci.l9Cl*. USFS. BIA. 



1/ I 985 pre I I minary 



1/ Tiik«l UBda oalv. 



FARM COUNTS ft MEASUREMENTS, 1984-85 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



UTILIZATION AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL 1/ 



Number of Farms and Ranches 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm and Ranch Assets 

 Average Value per Farm or Ranch 

 Average Value per Acre 

 Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 

 Farm and Ranch Debt per Operation 



Places with annual sale of agricultural products of 



$1,000 or more, 1985 preliminary. 



Includes household, buildings, machinery, livestock, 



crops, savings and Investments. 



Includes dwelling and other farm buildings. 



1/ 19tt U.S. C*ii*«« ol Afrlc«ltur«. 



