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General Information
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- Nickname: Treasure State
- Motto: Oro y plata (Gold and silver)
- Flower: Bitterroot
- Bird: Western meadowlark
- Area: 147,042 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 4th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 1,800 feet to 12,799 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Continental; heavy snows in the west,
hot dry summers in the east
- Admitted to Union: November 8, 1889
- Capital: Helena
- Head Official: Governor Brian Schweitzer (D)
(until 2009)
- Population
- 1980: 786,690
- 1990: 799,065
- 2000: 902,195
- 2004 estimate: 926,865
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.9%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 44th
- Percent of residents born in state: 56.1% (2000)
- Density: 6.2 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 31,948
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 817,229
- Black or African American: 2,692
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 56,068
- Asian: 4,691
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 470
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 18,081
- Other: 5,315
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 54,869
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 202,571
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 13.4%
- Median age: 37.5 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 11,421
- Total number of deaths (2003): 8,280 (infant
deaths, 79)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 175
- Economy
- Major industries: Services, trade, government,
agriculture
- Unemployment rate: 4.5% (February 2005)
- Per capita income: $25,775 (2003; U.S. rank:
45th)
- Median household income: $34,375 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 14.6%
(1999)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 2.0% to 11.0%
- Sales tax rate: None
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