S T A T E P O P U L A T I O N
1,085,004
4th
L A R G E S T
S T A T E
( L A N D S I Z E )
SILVER-BOW
Source: Census.gov • April 2020
44th
L A R G E S T
BILLINGS • 117,116
BIG SKY / TREASURE STATE
MISSOULA • 73,489
GREAT FALLS • 60,442
BOZEMAN • 53,293
BUTTE • 35,133
HELENA • 32,091
P O P U L A T I O N
147,040
L A R G E S T C I T I E S S TAT E S Y M B O L S
N I C K N A M E
BITTERROOT
S T A T E F L O W E R
GRIZZLY BEAR
S T A T E A N I M A L
WESTERN MEADOWLARK
S T A T E B I R D
PONDEROSA PINE
S T A T E T R E E
41ST STATE ON NOV. 8, 1889
S T A T E H O O D
HELENA
S T A T E C A P I T A L
F U N FA C T S
S Q U A R E M I L E S
6.8 PEOPLE PER
SQUARE MILE
Glacier Park has 250 lakes
in its boundaries.
The largest snowflake fell
during 1887 and was
15 inches wide.
Largest tempature increase:
Jan. 15, 1975 the temperature
rose from -54 degrees
to 49 degrees overnight,
a 103-degree increase.
Largest tempature decrease:
Dec. 14, 1934 the temperature
in Fairfield dropped from
63 degrees to -21 degrees
between noon and midnight,
an 84-degree decrease.
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