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10 GENERAL 



1990 MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISnCS 



MONTANA FACTS A^^ 



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

 people per square mile, was 5.3 in 1980--third lowest in the United States. Montana's 60.2 million acres of land 

 in farms and ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



MONTANA POPULATION 



Total, 1980 Census 

 People Per Square Mile 



Farm Population 

 People Per Farm 



LAND AND LAND UTIUZATION ' 



786,690 Montana Total Land Area, Miles 145,388 Sq. Miles 



5.3 Montana Total Land Area, Acres 93.0 Mil. Acres 



67,546 All Land in Farms & Ranches 60,203,993 Acres 



2.8 Proportion of Land in Farms & Ranches 64.7 Percent 



' 1987 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



MONTANA LAND AREA; Ownership as Percentage of Total 



Indian Reiarvatlont 2.4%^ 



Stala 01 Montana 6.9% 



National Parka 

 a Olhara 2.8% 



Bureau of Land 

 Management 8.7% 



Foreaf 

 Service 18.0% 



' Tribal lands only. ^ Includes roads, railroads, airports, etc. 



SOURCE: BLM "Public Land Statistics, 1983," USPS, BIA, State of Montana, Department of State Lands. 



FARM COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS, 1988 



Number of Farms & Ranches ' 24,600 



Average Size of Farm or Ranch ' 2,467 



Total Farm & Ranch Assets ^ $14.8 



Average Value Per Farm or Ranch ^ $601,028 



Acres 

 Bil. 



Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch ^ 



Average Value Per Acre ^ 



Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation ^ 



$411,821 



$209 



$112,813 



' Places with annual sale of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. Includes household, buildings, machinery, livestock, crops, savings and 

 investments. ^ Includes dwelling and other farm buildings. ^ Per acre, land and buildings, February 1, 1989. ^ Includes real estate, non-real 

 estate, and CCC loans. 



LAND IN FARMS AND RANCHES: Utilization as Percentage of Total ' 



All Other 1.7 



Woodland 3.1 



' 1987 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



