Montana State Facts and History

Montana Quick Facts

• Current Governor: Steve Bullock (Democrat)
• Capital: Juneau
• Population: 1,068,778 (2019 est.)
• Land Area: 145,545.80 sq km
• Water Area: 1,493.91 sq km
• Total Area: 147,039.71 SQ KM
• Width: 630 mi (1,015 km)
• Length: 255 mi (410 km)
• State Motto: “Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver)”
• Nickname: Treasure State
• Electoral votes: 3
• Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435)
• State Song: “Montana”
• Date of Statehood: Nov. 8, 1889
• Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
• Official Website of Alabama: mt.gov
• State abbreviation/Postal code: MT
• Origin of name: The name Montana comes from the Spanish word montaña, which in turn comes from the Latin word montanea, meaning “mountain”, or more broadly, “mountainous country”.

State Symbol of Montana

State Ballad	Montana Melody
State Bird	Western meadowlark
State Butterfly	Mourning cloak
State Fish	Westslope cutthroat trout
State Flower	Bitterroot
State Fossil	Duck-billed dinosaur
State Gem	Sapphire and agate
State Grass	Bluebunch wheatgrass
State Mammal	Grizzly bear
State Motto	Oro y plata (Gold and silver)
State Nickname	Treasure State
State Song	Montana
State Tree	Ponderosa pine

College & Universities

Academy of Cosmetology Inc

Academy of Nail Skin and Hair

Alamon Telco-Alamon Telephone Training Center

Benefis Healthcare School of Radiologic Technology

Blackfeet Community College

Butte Academy of Beauty Culture

Carroll College

Chief Dull Knife College

College of Coiffure Art Ltd

Dahls College of Beauty

Dawson Community College

Flathead Valley Community College

Fort Belknap College

Fort Peck Community College

Health Works Institute

Little Big Horn College

Miles Community College

Modern Beauty School Inc

Montana State University

Montana State University-Billings

Montana State University-Billings-College of Technology

Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology

Montana State University-Northern

Montana Tech of the University of Montana

Montana Tech-College of Technology

Montana University System-System Office

Rocky Mountain College

Salish Kootenai College

Stone Child College

The University of Montana

The University of Montana-Western

University of Great Falls

University of Montana-Helena College of Technology

Yellowstone Baptist College

Popular Tourist Attractions

1. Glacier National Park
2. Flathead Lake
3. Big Sky Resort
4. Going-to-the-Sun Road
5. Yellowstone Club
6. Lake McDonald
7. Museum of the Rockies
8. Whitefish Mountain Resort
9. Beartooth Highway
10. Glacier Park Lodge
11. Little Bighorn Battlefield
12. Red Lodge Mountain
13. Berkeley Pit
14. Discovery Ski Area
15. ZooMontana
16. Grinnell Glacier
17. Logan Pass
18. Montana Snowbowl
19. Moss Mansion

Famous Natives and Residents

Name	Profession
Dorothy Baker	author;
Dirk Benedict	actor;
W. A. (Tony) Boyle	labor union official;
Gary Cooper	actor;
John Cowan	prospector and founder of Last Chance Gulch (now Helena);
Alfred Bertram Guthrie	Pulitzer Prize–winning author;
Chet Huntley	TV newscaster;
Will James	writer and artist;
Dorothy Johnson	author;
Evel Knievel	daredevil motorcyclist;
Myrna Loy	actress;
David Lynch	filmmaker;
Mike Mansfield	senator;
George Montgomery	actor;
Jeannette Rankin	first woman elected to Congress;
Martha Raye	actress;
Charles M. Russell	painter;
Michael Smuin	choreographer;
Lester C. Thurow	economist and educator.

Famous Actors And Actresses

1. Gary Cooper
2. Patrick Duffy
3. David Lynch