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Montana - Facts and Figures.

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Montana - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Helena November 8, 1889 the 41st state State nickname Name for residents State motto The Treasure State Montanans Oro y plata (Gold and silver) Abbreviation MT LAND Total area 380,837 sq km 147,042 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 4th 376,993 sq km 145,558 sq mi Highest point Granite Peak 3,901 m/12,799 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 25 percent (2002) 31.3 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 957,861 (2007 estimate) 44th 12.9 percent (1990-2000) 2.5 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 6.5 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Billings 54.1 percent (2000) 100,148 (2006) Missoula 64,081 (2006) Great Falls 56,215 (2006) Butte-Silver Bow Bozeman Ethnic groups Whites 32,982 (2005 estimate) 35,061 (2006) 90.6 percent (2000) Native Americans 6.2 percent (2000) Asians 0.5 percent (2000) Blacks 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.2 years (1989-1991) 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 449 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 217 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) Share of students attending private school Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 17.1 percent (2006) 14.4 (2003) $8,100 (2002-2003) 5.5 percent (1999) 90.1 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Brian Schweitzer (term ends January, 2009) Legislature Senate, 50 members House of Representatives, 100 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 1 Electoral votes 3 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing $32 billion (2006) $27,666 (2004) 4 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5.9 percent (2004) Manufacturing 5.1 percent (2004) Mining 3.3 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 7.9 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 16.9 percent (2004) G overnment 16.3 percent (2004) Information technology 3 percent (2004) Retail trade 8 percent (2004) Wholesale trade Other services 5.5 percent (2004) 23.9 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate Share of workers in unions 494,000 (2006 estimate) 3.2 percent (2006 estimate) 10.7 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 0.2 percent (2005 estimate) 34.3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 65.5 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 195 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 50.4 percent (2003 estimate) 5.7 books per person (2002) 111,590 km (2005) 69,339 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,918 km (2005) 1,192 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 5,261 km (2004) 3,269 mi (2004) Airports 11 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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« Blacks 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.2 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 449 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 217 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.1 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 14.4 (2003) Government spending per student (K-12) $8,100 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 5.5 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 90.1 percent (2006) GOVERNMENTState governmentGovernor Brian Schweitzer (term ends January, 2009) Legislature Senate, 50 members House of Representatives, 100 members National representationMembers of the U.S.

Senate 2 Members of the U.S.

House of Representatives 1 Electoral votes 3 ECONOMYGross state product (GSP) $32 billion (2006) Income per capita $27,666 (2004) GSP by economic sectorAgriculture, forestry, and fishing 4 percent (2004) IndustryConstruction 5.9 percent (2004) Manufacturing 5.1 percent (2004) Mining 3.3 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 7.9 percent (2004) ServicesFinance, insurance, and real estate 16.9 percent (2004). »

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