The Treasure State
- State Site: Official Web Site of the State of Montana
- Capital City:
- Capitol: About the Capitol
- Abbreviations:
- Postal: MT
- Traditional: Mont.
- Admission to Union:
- Ancestry / Genealogy:
- Apartments: Montana Apartments
- Area:
- Area Codes: Montana Area Codes
- Biographies: Notable Montanans
- Bird:
- Birth Records: Birth Certificates
- Border States:
- Citizens: Montana Citizens
- Climate: Climatology For Montana
- Constitution: Montana Constitution, 41st state to enter the Union.
- County Profile: Montana Counties
- Courts: State Law Library of Montana
- Current Events: Montana News
- Death Records: Death Certificates
- Department of: Agencies & Phone Directory
- Driving: Driving in Montana
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Beef cattle are Montana's most important livestock product. Some of
the country's biggest cattle ranches are in Montana. Dairy cattle, sheep and hogs are also raised. About
1/3 of Montana's agricultural income is provided by crops. Wheat is the state's leading crop. Barley and
hay are important crops as are beans, potatoes and sugar beets. The major fruit produced in Montana are
black cherries.
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- Manufacturing: Petroleum refineries are the major manufacturing activity in
Montana. Lumber and wood products (finish lumber, plywood, pencils, prefabricated houses, telephone
poles) rank second followed by food products (meatpacking, milk processing, milling of grain, soft drink
bottling)and machinery for the agriculture, construction and mining industries.
- Services: In Montana, it's the community, business and personal services sector
(private health care, motels, law firms, and repair shops) that leads in services income. Ranking
second are wholesale (food products, mined products, motor vehicles) and retail (discount and grocery
stores, gas stations, restaurants) trade and government services (operation of public schools and
hospitals, military bases, Indian reservations). Ranking third in the services industry are finance,
insurance and real estate.
- Mining: Coal and petroleum are Montana's leading mined products. The state can
also be an important source of gold, silver, copper and lead depending on the demand and labor
availability. Montana is the leading producer of talc.
- Flag:
- Fishing:
- Floral Emblem:
- Genealogical Resources:
- Geographic Center: Montana Geography
- Governor:
- Highest Point: Granite Peak, 12,799 feet above sea level.
- Highway Markers: Montana
- History:
- Hunting:
- Judiciary: State Law Library of Montana
- Largest Cities: 10 Largest Cities
- Legislature: Montana State Legislature
- Library: Montana State Library
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| Montana License Plate |
- License Plates: Montana
- Lottery: Montana Lottery
- Lowest Point: Kootenai River, 1,800 above sea level.
- Maps: Montana Maps
- Marriage: Montana Wedding Planner
- Media:
- Motor Vehicles: Motor Vehicle Division
- Motto:
- Museums: Montana Museums
- National Forests:
- National Parks: National Parks in Montana
- Natural Resources: Mineral reserves, large areas of cropland, grassland and forested land are
the primary natural resources of Montana. Lying beneath the plains are large reserves of coal and petroleum,
some containing natural gas. Other minerals found in the state include, copper, gold, lead, platinum, silver,
zinc, barite, clay, various gemstones, gypsum, limestone, molybdenum, phosphate rock, sand and gravel, talc and
vermiculite.
- Newspapers: Montana
- Nickname: for Montana
- Non-transients: Find A Grave
- Online Services: Montana Online Services
- Origin of State's name: Montana
- Political Cartoons: PoliticalCartoons.com
- Population:
- Representatives:
- Road Side America: Montana
- Senior Citizens: DPHHS's Senior & Long Term Care Division
- Song: Montana
- State Parks: Montana State Parks
- State Quarter: Montana
- Symbols: Montana Symbols
- Tax Forms:
- Topography: State Topography Image: Montana
- Travel:
- Tree: Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
- Unclaimed Funds: Unclaimed Property
- Veteran Affairs: Montana Veterans Affairs Division
- Vital Records: Vital Statistics
- Voting: Election & Voter Information
- Weather:
- Web Cams: Montana Webcams
- Zip Codes:
- Zoos:
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