| Montana Territory created |
May 26, 1864
|
| State of Montana created |
November 8, 1889; 41st in the Union
|
| Nicknames |
"Treasure State" and "Big Sky Country"
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| State motto |
Oro y plata (Spanish: "gold and
silver")
|
| State capital |
Helena (2000 population: 25,780)
|
| Size |
147,046 sq. mi. (4th largest of the 50 states)
|
| Highest point |
Granite Peak: 12,799 ft.
|
| Lowest point |
Kootenai
River on the Idaho border: 1,800
ft.
|
| Record high temperature |
117ºF at Glendive on July 20, 1893, and at Medicine
Lake on July 5, 1937
|
| Record low temperature |
-70ºF at Rogers Pass on January 24, 1954
|
| Population |
902,195 (2000 census); 44th of the 50
states |
