Statehood Nov. 8, 1889 (41st state)
Capital
Helena
Largest
Cities (by population) Billings, Missoula, Great Falls
Origin of
Name It's from the Spanish word meaning Mountainous
Population
909,453 (44th)
Motto "Gold and Silver"
Nicknames "Big Sky Country" and "Treasure
State" |
Area 147,046 sq miles (4th)
Bordering
States (4) North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho. Also
the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and
Saskatchewan
Number of
Counties (56)
Largest
County (by population) Yellowstone, 129,352
Highest
Point Granite Peak, 12,799 ft.
Lowest
Point Kootenal River, 1,800 ft. |
