Montana
State
Name: The name Montana
comes from
Spanish word meaning mountainous.
State nicknames: Treasure State or Big Sky Country
Capitol: Helena
People
State Population: With 917,621 people, Montana is the 44th most populous state. (2003 Census Estimate)
District 46 Population: 18,000
Geography
Size: At 147,046
square miles, Montana is the 4th largest state in the United States.
There are approximately 6.2 Montanans per square mile.
Number of counties: 56
Highest point:
12,799 feet above sea level at the summit of Granite Peak in Park County
Lowest point: 1,820 feet in Lincoln County where the Kootenai
River enters Idaho
Industry
Agriculture is Montana’s
main industry. This includes the marketing of crops such as what and barley
and the marketing of livestock and livestock products. Mining and tourism
are the second and third main industries in Montana.
