Capital: Helena
Nickname: Treasure State
Origin of name: Chosen from Latin dictionary by J. M. Ashley. It is a Latinized Spanish word meaning "mountainous."
Ten largest cities (1994):
Billings, 86,578;
Great Falls, 58,202;
Missoula, 45,364;
Butte-Silver Bow, 34,190;
Helena, 26,339;
Bozeman, 25,067;
Kalispell, 13,214;
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, 10,229
Havre, 10,059;
Miles City, 8,745
Land area (rank): 145,556 sq mi. (376,991 sq km) (4)
Geographic center: In Fergus Co., 12 mi. W of Lewistown
Number of counties: 56, plus small part of Yellowstone National Park
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Yellowstone, 124,655
1997 resident population est.: 878,810
1990 resident census population (rank): 799,065 (44).
Male: 395,769; Female: 403,296.
White: 741,111 (92.7%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 47,679 (6.0%); Hispanic: 12,174 (1.5%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 4,259 (0.5%); Black: 2,381 (0.3%); Other race: 3,635 (0.5%).
1990 percent population under 18: 27.8; 65 and over: 13.3; median age: 33.8.
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In in 1996-1997 school year, 148 high schools fielded girls teams with 3,715 girls representing those schools.
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