MONTANA
Montana, the Rocky Mountain state is in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. Montana is bounded by North Dakota and South Dakota (East), Wyoming (South), Idaho (West). In the North, Montana connects with the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
First explored for France by François and Louis-Joseph Verendrye in the early 1740s, much of the region was acquired by the U.S. from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Before western Montana was obtained from Great Britain in the Oregon Treaty of 1846, American trading posts and forts had been established in the territory.
The major Indian Wars (1867–1877) included the famous 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, better known as “Custer's Last Stand,” in which Cheyenne and Sioux defeated George A. Custer and more than 200 of his men in southeast Montana.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic activities include oil, gas, coal and hard rock mining, lumber, and the fastest-growing sector, tourism. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy. Millions of tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, and Yellowstone National Park.
Population: 1,032,949 (2015 est.) Ranked 44th in the nation
Male: 496,667 (50.2%); Female: 492,748 (49.8%). White: 884,961 (89.4%); Black: 4,027 (0.4%); American Indian: 62,555 (6.3%); Asian: 6,253 (0.6%); Other race: 5,975 (0.6%); Two or more races: 24,976 (2.5%); Hispanic/Latino: 28,565 (2.9%). 2010 population 18 and over: 77.4%; 65 and over: 14.8%; median age: 39.8.
Median Household Income: $42,322 (2009), Ranked 43rd in the nation
Land area: 145,552 sq mi. (376,980 sq km)
Capital: Helena
10 largest cities (2012): Billings, 106,954; Missoula, 68,394; Great Falls, 58,893; Bozeman, 38,695; Butte-Silver Bow,1 33,730; Helena , 29,134; Kalispell, 20,487; Upper Yellowstone Valley, 12,251; Havre, 9,620; Blackfeet, 9,319
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 47 (2015) - $45,799 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 23 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: In and around Montana's mountainous western region are the large mineral deposits for which the state is famous—copper, silver, gold, platinum, zinc, lead, and manganese. The eastern part of the state is noted for its petroleum and natural gas, and there are also vast subbituminous coal deposits, worked largely at the most extensive U.S. open-pit mines. Montana also mines vermiculite, chromite, tungsten, molybdenum, and palladium. Leading industries manufacture forest products, processed foods, and refined petroleum.
In Eastern Montana the high grass of the Great Plains once nourished herds of buffalo and later sustained the cattle and sheep of huge ranches; much of the high grass is now gone, but the cattle and sheep remain. Periodic drought and severe weather have turned some farming communities into ghost towns, but agriculture, with the aid of irrigation, still provides the largest share of Montana's income. Wheat is the most valuable farm item, with cattle also of primary importance. Other principal crops include barley, sugar beets, flaxseed and hay.
Tourism: Tourism is very important to the economy with over ten million visitors a year to Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, the Missouri River headwaters, the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn and three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park.
Other Tourist Attractions include hunting, fishing, skiing, and dude ranching. Glacier National Park, on the Continental Divide, has 26 glaciers, 200 lakes, and many streams with good trout fishing. Other major points of interest include the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Virginia City, Yellowstone National Park, Fort Union Trading Post, Nez Perce National Historical Park and Grant-Kohr's Ranch National Historic Sites, and the Museum of the Plains Indians at Browning.
Both downhill skiing and cross-country skiing are popular in Montana, which has 15 developed downhill ski areas open to the public.
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Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/montana-state-united-states.html
Montana Info: http://mt.gov/govt/agencylisting.mcpx
Government – State: https://mt.gov/
Government – City of Billings: www.ci.billings.mt.us
Economic Development: http://commerce.mt.gov/
Healthcare: http://dphhs.mt.gov/
Tourism: http://marketmt.org/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
Montana, the Rocky Mountain state is in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. Montana is bounded by North Dakota and South Dakota (East), Wyoming (South), Idaho (West). In the North, Montana connects with the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
First explored for France by François and Louis-Joseph Verendrye in the early 1740s, much of the region was acquired by the U.S. from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Before western Montana was obtained from Great Britain in the Oregon Treaty of 1846, American trading posts and forts had been established in the territory.
The major Indian Wars (1867–1877) included the famous 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, better known as “Custer's Last Stand,” in which Cheyenne and Sioux defeated George A. Custer and more than 200 of his men in southeast Montana.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic activities include oil, gas, coal and hard rock mining, lumber, and the fastest-growing sector, tourism. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy. Millions of tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, and Yellowstone National Park.
Population: 1,032,949 (2015 est.) Ranked 44th in the nation
Male: 496,667 (50.2%); Female: 492,748 (49.8%). White: 884,961 (89.4%); Black: 4,027 (0.4%); American Indian: 62,555 (6.3%); Asian: 6,253 (0.6%); Other race: 5,975 (0.6%); Two or more races: 24,976 (2.5%); Hispanic/Latino: 28,565 (2.9%). 2010 population 18 and over: 77.4%; 65 and over: 14.8%; median age: 39.8.
Median Household Income: $42,322 (2009), Ranked 43rd in the nation
Land area: 145,552 sq mi. (376,980 sq km)
Capital: Helena
10 largest cities (2012): Billings, 106,954; Missoula, 68,394; Great Falls, 58,893; Bozeman, 38,695; Butte-Silver Bow,1 33,730; Helena , 29,134; Kalispell, 20,487; Upper Yellowstone Valley, 12,251; Havre, 9,620; Blackfeet, 9,319
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 47 (2015) - $45,799 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 23 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: In and around Montana's mountainous western region are the large mineral deposits for which the state is famous—copper, silver, gold, platinum, zinc, lead, and manganese. The eastern part of the state is noted for its petroleum and natural gas, and there are also vast subbituminous coal deposits, worked largely at the most extensive U.S. open-pit mines. Montana also mines vermiculite, chromite, tungsten, molybdenum, and palladium. Leading industries manufacture forest products, processed foods, and refined petroleum.
In Eastern Montana the high grass of the Great Plains once nourished herds of buffalo and later sustained the cattle and sheep of huge ranches; much of the high grass is now gone, but the cattle and sheep remain. Periodic drought and severe weather have turned some farming communities into ghost towns, but agriculture, with the aid of irrigation, still provides the largest share of Montana's income. Wheat is the most valuable farm item, with cattle also of primary importance. Other principal crops include barley, sugar beets, flaxseed and hay.
Tourism: Tourism is very important to the economy with over ten million visitors a year to Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, the Missouri River headwaters, the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn and three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park.
Other Tourist Attractions include hunting, fishing, skiing, and dude ranching. Glacier National Park, on the Continental Divide, has 26 glaciers, 200 lakes, and many streams with good trout fishing. Other major points of interest include the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Virginia City, Yellowstone National Park, Fort Union Trading Post, Nez Perce National Historical Park and Grant-Kohr's Ranch National Historic Sites, and the Museum of the Plains Indians at Browning.
Both downhill skiing and cross-country skiing are popular in Montana, which has 15 developed downhill ski areas open to the public.
*****SEE TOURISM PAGES FOR CONTACTS, OPPORTUNITIES, VIDEOS AND ADS
Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/montana-state-united-states.html
Montana Info: http://mt.gov/govt/agencylisting.mcpx
Government – State: https://mt.gov/
Government – City of Billings: www.ci.billings.mt.us
Economic Development: http://commerce.mt.gov/
Healthcare: http://dphhs.mt.gov/
Tourism: http://marketmt.org/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
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