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East face of the Crazy Mountains in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana (2015)

Montana (/mɒnˈtænə/ ^ⓘ mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, the eighth-least populous state, and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.

Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.

Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Full article...)

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Montana is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Montana is the 8th least populous state with 1,084,225 inhabitants but the 4th largest by land area spanning 145,545.80 square miles (376,961.9 km²) of land. Montana is divided into 56 counties and contains 129 municipalities consisting of cities and towns. Montana's municipalities cover only 1.2% of the state's land mass but are home to 53.8% of its population. The Montana Code 7-1-4124 gives municipal governments in Montana powers to enact ordinances, borrow money, and enact eminent domain among other legal powers.

In Montana, municipalities are divided into four classes by state statute based on their population. Members of the three largest classes are deemed cities, while the members of the fourth class are called towns. Cities and towns are classified at the time of their organization, and are reorganized when they change classification due to an increase or decrease in population. A place may incorporate as a town with the support of 300 electors or two-thirds of the registered electors. A municipality with a population between 1,000 and 5,000 people is a Third Class city. A municipality with a population between 5,000 and 10,000 people is a Second Class city. And a municipality with a population over 10,000 people is a First Class city. Under certain exceptions municipalities with a population of between 9,000 and 10,000 may elect by resolution to be either a First or Second Class city. Under similar exceptions municipalities with a population of between 5,000 and 7,500 may elect by resolution to be either a Second or Third Class city. Municipalities with a population of between 1,000 and 2,500 may by resolution be classified as either a town or Third Class city. Unincorporated places such as census-designated places fall outside this scheme, and are subject to county governance, and thus are not towns or cities. (Full article...)

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The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Montana State Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, and to grant pardons and reprieves.

Montana has had 24 governors, consisting of 9 Republicans and 15 Democrats. The longest-serving governor was Joseph Toole, who served from 1889 to 1893 and again from 1901 until his resignation in 1908 with 11 years in office. He is the only governor to serve nonconsecutive terms. The shortest-serving governor was Elmer Holt, who served less than 13 months when the previous governor died. The current governor is Republican Greg Gianforte, who took office on January 4, 2021. (Full article...)

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Image 1Montana Rail Link freight haulage in 2005 (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 2Pompeys Pillar National Monument (from Montana)
Image 3The Empire Builder in Essex (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 4Chief Joseph and Col. John Gibbon met again on the Big Hole Battlefield site in 1889. (from Montana)
Image 5U.S. Route 93 in Montana (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 6Mennonite family in Montana, c. 1937 (from Montana)
Image 7Clark Fork River, Missoula, in autumn (from Montana)
Image 8Relief map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 9Swedish gold panners in 1860s Montana. The Montana gold rush began in 1862. (from History of Montana)
Image 10Guided snowmobile tours in Yellowstone Park (from Montana)
Image 11The Palisades area on the north end of the ski area at Red Lodge Mountain Resort (from Montana)
Image 12Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, Montana (from Montana)
Image 13Montana State Bobcats football at Bobcat Stadium (Montana State University), Bozeman (from Montana)
Image 14Quake Lake was created by a landslide during the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. (from Montana)
Image 15Missoula, the second-largest city in Montana (from Montana)
Image 16The Scout in Winter, Crow, 1908 by Edward S. Curtis (from History of Montana)
Image 17Joseph M. Dixon, Congressman (1903–1913) and Governor of Montana (1921–1925) (from History of Montana)
Image 18Map of domestic flights available from the largest airport in Montana (Click to enlarge) (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 19Temperature and precipitation for Montana's capital city, Helena (from Montana)
Image 20Dancers at Crow Fair in 1941 (from Montana)
Image 21Montana population density map (from Montana)
Image 22Early tribal treaty territories in Montana (from History of Montana)
Image 23Montana ranks 2nd nationally in craft breweries per capita. (from Montana)
Image 24General locations of Indian reservations in Montana (from Montana)
Image 25Pretty Nose at Fort Keogh, 1879 (from History of Montana)
Image 26Map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 27First Interstate Center, in downtown Billings, is the tallest building in Montana. (from Montana)
Image 28Mining headframes in Butte, MT (from History of Montana)
Image 29An Airbus A319 waits at Billings Logan International Airport. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 30100 pound native Montana wolf taken in 1928 (from Montana)
Image 31Map of Williston Basin oil fields with reservoirs in Bakken Formation (from History of Montana)
Image 32Stump Horn and family (Northern Cheyenne); showing home and horse-drawn travois. (from History of Montana)
Image 33Population of Montana 1870–2018 (from Montana)
Image 34Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election. Areas are in proportion to the number of votes cast in each county. (from Montana)
Image 35Ethnic origins in Montana (from Montana)
Image 36Mountain Line buses queue to pick up passengers in Missoula. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 37Köppen climate types of Montana, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Montana)
Image 38The Big Sky Resort (from Montana)

Map of counties in Montana by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Non-Hispanic White

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

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Image 40Montana Territory in 1865 (from Montana)
Image 41Lone Mountain at Big Sky Ski Resort (from Montana)
Image 42Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Deer Lodge, MT, date unknown (from History of Montana)
Image 43Chief Joseph (from History of Montana)
Image 44Click to enlarge detailed map (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 45Jeannette Rankin, August 1916 (from History of Montana)
Image 46Early Indian treaty territories in Montana (from Montana)
Image 47Buffalo Soldiers, Ft. Keogh, Montana, 1890. The nickname was given to the "Black Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought. (from Montana)
Image 48From Frank Bond, "Louisiana" and the Louisiana Purchase.
Government Printing Office, 1912 Map No. 4. (from History of Montana)
Image 49Missouri Breaks region in central Montana (from Montana)
Image 50Assiniboine family, Montana, 1890–91 (from Montana)
Image 51Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park (from Montana)
Image 52Main Street in Red Lodge, 2000, showing iron facades on buildings (from History of Montana)

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... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
... that a "North Dakota joke of the mornin'" was a feature on Montana radio station KGRZ because the station's owner and morning show host hailed from that state?
... that 16 Montana youths are plaintiffs in the lawsuit Held v. Montana, the first constitutional climate change lawsuit to go to trial in the United States?
... that the owner of a Montana TV station changed the name of his company because he was asked why his license plate read "SUNBELT"?
... that campaign literature in the 1894 Montana capital referendum accused Helena residents of copious Manhattan consumption?
... that the Acoustic Atlas at Montana State University Library helped to create a public domain archive of sounds from Yellowstone National Park?

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