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Another nickname for Montana is "The Treasure State"
Montana is in the Mountain Time Zone
The State Fair is held in mid-summer in Great Falls
Size:
Total area: 147,046
square miles, the fourth largest state in size
Total land area:
145,392 square miles
Total water area: 1,490 square miles
Geography:
Elevation range: 1,800 –
12,799 feet above sea level
Average elevation: 3,400 feet above
sea level
Highest point:
12,799 feet above sea level at Granite Peak in Park
County
Lowest point: 1,800 feet above sea level. At the Kootenai
River
Longitude: 104° 2'W
to 116° 2'W
Latitude: 44° 26'N to 49°N
Geographic
Center: 11 miles west of Lewistown in Fergus County at Longitude:
109° 38.3'W Latitude: 41° 1.9'N
Borders: To the south, you will find Idaho and Wyoming. Idaho is also on the western border. On the east, there are both North and South Dakota. Canada is to the north.
Length: 630
Width:
280
Population:
2000 - 902,195 persons
population density: 6.20 persons per square mile, the 48th most densely population state
Montana's population grew 10% from 1990 to 1996
Other Information:
Per capita income:
$22,518 (2000)
median income: $26,470 (2000)
Average age: 33.8 years
For fishing and hunting
information:
Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
1420 E.
Sixth Ave.
P.O. Box 200702
Helena, Montana 59620
History:
The name of Montana came from the Spanish word "montana" which means mountain. In fact, Montana has many mountains with the altitude of more than one-half the state being over 5,000 feet above sea level. Not only does Montana have many mountains, but it also has expansive prairie land. There are also over 22 million acres of forest land. Outdoor recreation may be found in all areas of the state.
Montana was first searched out by French traders Louis and Francois Verendrye in 1743. Though remaining mostly unexplored and unsettled until 1805 when Lewis and Clark began exploring the area, new settlers finally began to come to the new wilderness. The capacity for hydroelectric energy in the state is the largest in the world. There are 25 major dams in the state. Over one billion dollars of minerals are mined here each year.
Montana has had its share of US history too!
1876, June 25 - Custer's
Last Stand
1883, Sept 8 - Northern Pacific Railroad's last
spike
1916 - Jeannette Rankin of Missoula, the country's first
Congresswoman
1923, July 4 - The Dempsey-Gibbons fight (boxing)
Weather & Climate:
Record high temperature:
117 degrees, F. at Glendive on 20 July 1893. This record was
tied on 5 July 1937 at Medicine Lake
Record low temperature: -70
degrees, F. at Rogers Pass on 20 January 1954
LINKS
Montana Disaster Center homepage
Government
Links page for Montana
Great links page for all levels of
government in Montana
Montana Road conditions and travel information
Official Montana State Travel Information Site
Find the weather for anyplace in the USA
This page was created 10 November 1998
This page was last updated 18 September 2006 at 11:40 am
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