Montana was the 41 st state in the USA; it became a state on November 8,1889.
State Abbreviation - MT
State Capital - Helena
Largest City - Billings
Area - 147,046 square miles [Montana is the 4th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 902,195 (as of 2000) [Montana is the 44th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Montanans
Major Industries - farming (wheat, sugar beets), cattle ranching, mining (gold, silver, copper, coal), oil, lumber, tourism
Major Rivers - Yellowstone River, Missouri River, Clark Fork River
Major Lakes - Flathead Lake, Fort Peck Lake
Highest Point - Granite Peak - 12,799 feet (3,901 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Kootenai River - 1,800 feet (550 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Bordering Country - Canada
Origin of the Name Montana - The name Montana is the from the Spanish word from mountainous.
State Nickname - Big Sky Country, Treasure State
State Motto - "Oro y plata" - Gold and Silver
State Song - Montana
Dinosaur Fossils Found in Montana - Albertosaurus, Aliwalia, Anatotitan, Ankylosaurus, Apatosaurus, Avaceratops, Bambiraptor, Brachyceratops, Ceratops, Claosaurus, Deinodon, Deinonychus, Diclonius, Diplodocus, Dysganus, Edmontonia, Edmontosaurus, Eucentrosaurus, Hadrosaurus, Hypacrosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Maiasaura peeblesorum , Microvenator, Monoclonius, Montanoceratops, Nanotyrannus, Ornithomimus, Orodromeus, Pachycephalosaurus, Palaeoscincus, Panoplosaurus, Parksosaurus, Pleurocoelus, Pterodactyloids*, Sauropelta, Stegoceras, Stygimoloch, Suuwassea, Tenontosaurus, Thescelosaurus, Torosaurus, Trachodon, Triceratops, Troödon, Tyrannosaurus, Ugrosaurus, Zapsailis, Zephyrosaurus
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Montana Moving Companies by County |
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer
Daniels
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Golden Valley |
Granite
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Lewis and Clark
Liberty
Lincoln
Madison
McCone
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Musselshell
Park
Petroleum
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River |
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Sanders
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Treasure
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone |
