Montana
- Area:
- Area: 147,046 sq.mi (380,848 sq.km.), 4th
- Land: 145,556 sq.mi. (376,989 sq.km.), 4th
- Water: 1,490 sq.mi. (3,859 sq.km.), 26th
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- County Profile:
Montana County Map , 56 Counties
- Geographic Center:
Fergus, 11 miles west of Lewistown
- Highest Point:
Granite Peak ; 12,799 feet, (3,901 m.), 10th tallest
- Location:
- Absolute Center: 47°1.9’N / 109°38.3’W
- Relative Center: Fergus, 11 miles west of Lewistown
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- Lowest Point:
Montana; 1800 feet, 46th lowest
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Image | | Rocky Mountains in the western third of the state; eastern two-thirds gently rolling northern great plains.
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- Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, barley, sugar beets, hay, hogs.
- Industry: Mining, lumber and wood products, food processing, tourism.
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- Admission to Statehood:
November 8,1889 (41st State)
- Area:
- Area: 147,046 sq.mi (380,848 sq.km.), 4th
- Land: 145,556 sq.mi. (376,989 sq.km.), 4th
- Water: 1,490 sq.mi. (3,859 sq.km.), 26th
- Constitution:
Montana’s Constitution , 41st State
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- Population (2019):
1,015,165; Rank: 44 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Montana’s Constitution , 41st State
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Under the word “Montana”,on a blue field, is the state seal. The seal shows some of Montana’s beautiful scenery and tells what people were doing in pioneer times. The pick, shovel and plow represent mining and farming. In the background a sun rises over mountains, forests and the Great Falls of the Missouri river. A ribbon contains the state motto “Gold and Silver”. Flag adopted 1905 amended 1981. Get this Flag - Flower:
Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) | Other State Flowers
- Largest Cities:
Billings | Missoula | Great Falls | Bozeman | Butte | Helena | Kalispell | Havre | Anaconda | Miles City
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Based on the Spanish word montaña meaning “mountain”
- Population (2019):
1,015,165; Rank: 44 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
- Soil:
Scobey
- Song:
- “Montana” | Words by: Charles C. Cohan | Music by: Joseph E. Howard
- “Montana Melody” | Words by: LeGrande and Carleen Harvey | Music by: LeGrande Harvey
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Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) | Other State Trees
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Montana County Map Montana County Map , 56 Counties
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