MONTANA FACTS & FIGURES 



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 

 60.8 million acres of land in farms and ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. 



MONTANA POPULATION 



Total, 1980 Census 



Farm 



People per Farm 



786,690 



67,546 



2.9 



LAND & LAND UTILIZATION 



Montana Total 

 Land Area: 



People Per 

 Square Mile: 



All Land in Farms 

 & Ranches: 



147 ,138 Square Miles 

 OR 93.2 Mil. Acres 



5.3 



60,800,000 Acres 1/ 



Proportion of Land 

 in Farms & Ranches: 



66 



Percent 



1/ 1987 preliminary 



LAND IN FARMS & RANCHES 



UTILIZATION AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL 1/ 



MONTANA LAND AREA 



OWNERSHIP AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL 



Sources: BLM "PubMc Land Slatlstlci. 1983." USPS. BIA. 

 Stale of Montana, Department of State Lands 

 1/ Tribal lands only. 



FARM COUNTS & MEASUREMENTS, 1985-87 



Number of Farms & Ranches 

 Average Size of Farm or Ranch 

 Total Farm & Ranch Assets 

 Average Value per Farm or Ranch 

 Average Value per Acre 

 Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch 

 Farm & Ranch Debt per Operation 



1/ Places with annual sale of agricultural products 

 of 51,000 or more, 1987 preliminary. 



2/ Includes household, buildings, machinery, 



livestock, crops, savings and investments (1985). 



3/ Per acre, land and buildings, February 1, 1987. 



4/ Includes dwelling and other farm buildings. 



5/ Includes real estate, non-real estate, and CCC 

 loans (1985) . 



1982 U.S. Census of Agriculture. 



