Montana, the Treasure State
Land area: 145,556 sq. mi. (4)
Population (2000): 902,195 (44)
Population density: 6.20 per sq. mi. (48)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 1
Entered Union: 8-Nov-1889 (44)
This is Big Sky country. It sure is big, and there is a lot of sky. I didn’t get to stay too long in Montana in the summer of ’95, only long enough to get to Billings and see a minor-league baseball game. Even that, though, was impressive. Cobb Field is fantastic if only for the scenery. And the Yellowstone River runs a few blocks away. How can you go wrong? A 2002 trip covered much of the western part of the state, including the gorgeous Rocky Mountain region.
No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 31 of 56
| County |
Pop. (2000) |
Latest Visit | |
County Seat |
Visited? |
| Beaverhead |
9,202 |
26-Aug-2006 | |
Dillon |
yes |
| Big Horn |
12,671 |
10-Aug-1995 | |
Hardin |
yes |
| Blaine |
7,009 |
| |
Chinook |
|
| Broadwater |
4,385 |
26-Aug-2006 | |
Townsend |
yes |
| Carbon |
9,552 |
4-Aug-2002 | |
Red Lodge |
|
| Carter |
1,360 |
| |
Ekalaka |
|
| Cascade |
80,357 |
6-Aug-2002 | |
Great Falls |
yes |
| Chouteau |
5,970 |
6-Aug-2002 | |
Fort Benton |
yes |
| Custer |
11,696 |
| |
Miles City |
|
| Daniels |
2,017 |
| |
Scobey |
|
| Dawson |
9,059 |
| |
Glendive |
|
| Deer Lodge |
9,417 |
25-Aug-2006 | |
Anaconda |
yes |
| Fallon |
2,837 |
| |
Baker |
|
| Fergus |
11,893 |
| |
Lewistown |
|
| Flathead |
74,471 |
10-Aug-2002 | |
Kalispell |
yes |
| Gallatin |
67,831 |
25-Aug-2006 | |
Bozeman |
yes |
| Garfield |
1,279 |
| |
Jordan |
|
| Glacier |
13,247 |
10-Aug-2002 | |
Cut Bank |
|
| Golden Valley |
1,042 |
| |
Ryegate |
|
| Granite |
2,830 |
25-Aug-2006 | |
Philipsburg |
yes |
| Hill |
16,673 |
6-Aug-2002 | |
Havre |
yes |
| Jefferson |
10,049 |
26-Aug-2006 | |
Boulder |
yes |
| Judith Basin |
2,329 |
| |
Stanford |
|
| Lake |
26,507 |
10-Aug-2002 | |
Polson |
yes |
| Lewis and Clark |
55,716 |
26-Aug-2006 | |
Helena |
yes |
| Liberty |
2,158 |
6-Aug-2002 | |
Chester |
yes |
| Lincoln |
18,837 |
11-Aug-2002 | |
Libby |
|
| McCone |
1,977 |
| |
Circle |
|
| Madison |
6,851 |
26-Aug-2006 | |
Virginia City |
|
| Meagher |
1,932 |
| |
White Sulphur Springs |
|
| Mineral |
3,884 |
24-Aug-2006 | |
Superior |
|
| Missoula |
95,802 |
25-Aug-2006 | |
Missoula |
yes |
| Musselshell |
4,497 |
| |
Roundup |
|
| Park |
15,694 |
5-Aug-2002 | |
Livingston |
yes |
| Petroleum |
493 |
| |
Winnett |
|
| Phillips |
4,601 |
| |
Malta |
|
| Pondera |
6,424 |
6-Aug-2002 | |
Conrad |
yes |
| Powder River |
1,858 |
| |
Broadus |
|
| Powell |
7,180 |
25-Aug-2006 | |
Deer Lodge |
yes |
| Prairie |
1,199 |
| |
Terry |
|
| Ravalli |
36,070 |
25-Aug-2006 | |
Hamilton |
yes |
| Richland |
9,667 |
| |
Sidney |
|
| Roosevelt |
10,620 |
| |
Wolf Point |
|
| Rosebud |
9,383 |
| |
Forsyth |
|
| Sanders |
10,227 |
11-Aug-2002 | |
Thompson Falls |
yes |
| Sheridan |
4,105 |
| |
Plentywood |
|
| Silver Bow |
34,606 |
26-Aug-2006 | |
Butte |
yes |
| Stillwater |
8,195 |
5-Aug-2002 | |
Columbus |
yes |
| Sweet Grass |
3,609 |
5-Aug-2002 | |
Big Timber |
yes |
| Teton |
6,445 |
6-Aug-2002 | |
Choteau |
|
| Toole |
5,267 |
6-Aug-2002 | |
Shelby |
yes |
| Treasure |
861 |
| |
Hysham |
|
| Valley |
7,675 |
| |
Glasgow |
|
| Wheatland |
2,259 |
| |
Harlowton |
|
| Wibaux |
1,068 |
| |
Wibaux |
|
| Yellowstone |
129,352 |
5-Aug-2002 | |
Billings |
yes |
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