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Montana is a state in the United States. Its capital is Helena, and the largest city is Billings. Montana has many mountains in the western half of the state. Most of the eastern part of the state is prairie. Montana is the fourth largest state by area, the seventh least populous, and the third least densely populated of the 50 states.
4 days ago · Montana, constituent state of the U.S. The fourth-largest state by area, Montana also has the third-lowest population density in the country. It borders Canada to the north, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and Idaho to the west. Montana’s capital city is Helena.
Nov 9, 2009 · Montana is the fourth largest U.S. state by area, behind Alaska, Texas and California, but with an average of just six people per square mile, it is one of the country’s least densely populated ...
May 29, 2018 · Located in the northwestern United States, Montana is the largest of the 8 Rocky Mountain states and ranks fourth in size among the 50 states. The total area of Montana is 147,046 sq mi (380,849 sq km), of which land takes up 145,388 sq mi (376,555 sq km) and inland water 1,658 sq mi (4,294 sq km).
Montana, State, northwestern U.S. Area: 147,040 sq mi (380,832 sq km). Population: (2020) 1,084,225; (2023 est.) 1,132,812. Capital: Helena. Montana is bordered by Canada and the U.S. states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho. It straddles the Great Plains to the east and the Rocky Mountains to the west.
Montana became a state on Nov. 8, 1889, with Helena as the capital. Butte began as a gold camp. Hard-rock mining had begun in the 1880s, but shaft mining commenced when vast deposits of copper were discovered there. Butte subsequently became known as the “Richest Hill on Earth,” and the world’s largest smelter was built at nearby Anaconda.
Montana is a state in the northwestern United States, in the Rocky Mountains region. Red Eagle Mountain as viewed from the St. Mary entrance to Glacier National Park. Known as Big Sky Country, Montana is a state of contrasts, from the eastern plains to the towering peaks of the Rocky Mountains in the West.
