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Interesting Facts ~ Montana is the 22nd most populous and the 4th most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~The state attained statehood on November 8, 1889, becoming the 41st state to join the union ~ ~ Population of Montana is a little over a million people ~ ~ Over 60 percent of Montana’s land is used for agriculture ~ ~ Fork Peck Reservoir has more shoreline than the state of California ~ ~ Has the highest high school graduation rate of any state ~ ~ 406 is the area code for the whole state ~ State has 56 counties ~ ~ Highest point is Granite Peak ~ Lowest point in Montana is the Kootenai River ~ ~ Only state without at-will employment ~ Only state that allows double-proxy marriages ~ ~ Has no sales tax ~ Montana is not all mountains, it’s mostly flat land ~ ~ Has an average of 8 people per square mile ~ Home to 62 Hutterite colonies ~ ~ Has a summer-only ski resort ~ Borders four states and three Canadian provinces ~ ~ The word “Montana” means “mountain” ~ Main nickname is The Treasure State ~ ~ One third of Montana is public land ~ Has seven Native American reservations ~ ~ Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi ~ ~ Has more cows than people ~ Part of the world’s first international peace park ~ ~ Lewis & Clark crossed through Montana with the Corps of Discovery ~ ~ Has more grizzly bears than any state other than Alaska ~ ~ Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the nation ~ ~ Three entrances to Yellowstone National Park are in Montana ~ ~ Coldest temperature in the continental U.S. was recorded at Rogers Pass at -70F ~ ~ Has over 100 craft breweries ~ Has 13 border crossings with Canada ~ Has 53 state parks ~ ~ Has 16 ski resorts ~ Has two national parks and three national monuments ~ ~ Largest snowflake ever recorded near Missoula was 15 inches across ~ ~ Has 13 commercial airports ~ Sent the first woman to Congress ~ ~ Can tell where someone in Montana is from by their license plates ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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