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East face of the Crazy Mountains in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana (2015)

Montana (/mɒnˈtænə/ ^ⓘ mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, the eighth-least populous state, and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.

Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.

Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Full article...)

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Williams in 2012

Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress. Known primarily for starring in small-scale independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards and a Tony Award.

Williams, daughter of politician and trader Larry R. Williams, began her career with television guest appearances and made her film debut in the family film Lassie in 1994. She gained emancipation from her parents at age fifteen, and soon achieved recognition for her leading role as Jen Lindley in the teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003). This was followed by low-profile films, before having her breakthrough with the drama film Brokeback Mountain (2005), which earned Williams her first Academy Award nomination. (Full article...)

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Bird at the 2009 Venice Film Festival

Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American writer, director and producer. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action.

Bird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. He developed an interest in the art of animation early on, and completed his first short subject by age 14. Bird sent the film to Walt Disney Productions, leading to an apprenticeship from the studio's Nine Old Men. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in the late 1970s, and worked for Disney shortly thereafter. (Full article...)

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Image 1Montana ranks 2nd nationally in craft breweries per capita. (from Montana)
Image 2Guided snowmobile tours in Yellowstone Park (from Montana)
Image 3From Frank Bond, "Louisiana" and the Louisiana Purchase.
Government Printing Office, 1912 Map No. 4. (from History of Montana)
Image 4An Airbus A319 waits at Billings Logan International Airport. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 5Click to enlarge detailed map (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 6Missoula, the second-largest city in Montana (from Montana)
Image 7100 pound native Montana wolf taken in 1928 (from Montana)
Image 8The Palisades area on the north end of the ski area at Red Lodge Mountain Resort (from Montana)
Image 9The Empire Builder in Essex (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 10Assiniboine family, Montana, 1890–91 (from Montana)
Image 11Swedish gold panners in 1860s Montana. The Montana gold rush began in 1862. (from History of Montana)
Image 12The Big Sky Resort (from Montana)

Map of counties in Montana by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Legend

Non-Hispanic White

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

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Image 14Lone Mountain at Big Sky Ski Resort (from Montana)
Image 15Pompeys Pillar National Monument (from Montana)
Image 16Population of Montana 1870–2018 (from Montana)
Image 17Chief Joseph and Col. John Gibbon met again on the Big Hole Battlefield site in 1889. (from Montana)
Image 18Pretty Nose at Fort Keogh, 1879 (from History of Montana)
Image 19Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, Montana (from Montana)
Image 20Early tribal treaty territories in Montana (from History of Montana)
Image 21Montana State Bobcats football at Bobcat Stadium (Montana State University), Bozeman (from Montana)
Image 22First Interstate Center, in downtown Billings, is the tallest building in Montana. (from Montana)
Image 23Köppen climate types of Montana, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Montana)
Image 24Jeannette Rankin, August 1916 (from History of Montana)
Image 25Montana Rail Link freight haulage in 2005 (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 26Main Street in Red Lodge, 2000, showing iron facades on buildings (from History of Montana)
Image 27The Scout in Winter, Crow, 1908 by Edward S. Curtis (from History of Montana)
Image 28Montana Territory in 1865 (from Montana)
Image 29Map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 30Quake Lake was created by a landslide during the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. (from Montana)
Image 31Early Indian treaty territories in Montana (from Montana)
Image 32Mennonite family in Montana, c. 1937 (from Montana)
Image 33Buffalo Soldiers, Ft. Keogh, Montana, 1890. The nickname was given to the "Black Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought. (from Montana)
Image 34Temperature and precipitation for Montana's capital city, Helena (from Montana)
Image 35Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election. Areas are in proportion to the number of votes cast in each county. (from Montana)
Image 36Map of Williston Basin oil fields with reservoirs in Bakken Formation (from History of Montana)
Image 37Missouri Breaks region in central Montana (from Montana)
Image 38Joseph M. Dixon, Congressman (1903–1913) and Governor of Montana (1921–1925) (from History of Montana)
Image 39Mountain Line buses queue to pick up passengers in Missoula. (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 40Saint Mary Lake in Glacier National Park (from Montana)
Image 41Montana population density map (from Montana)
Image 42Dancers at Crow Fair in 1941 (from Montana)
Image 43Stump Horn and family (Northern Cheyenne); showing home and horse-drawn travois. (from History of Montana)
Image 44Map of domestic flights available from the largest airport in Montana (Click to enlarge) (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 45General locations of Indian reservations in Montana (from Montana)
Image 46Mining headframes in Butte, MT (from History of Montana)
Image 47Chief Joseph (from History of Montana)
Image 48U.S. Route 93 in Montana (from Transportation in Montana)
Image 49Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Deer Lodge, MT, date unknown (from History of Montana)
Image 50Ethnic origins in Montana (from Montana)
Image 51Relief map of Montana (from Montana)
Image 52Clark Fork River, Missoula, in autumn (from Montana)

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... that Kane Ioane finished his playing career at Montana State as the Big Sky Conference's all-time tackles leader?
... that one owner of Montana radio station KXGF went from owning a stake in a waterbed dealership to liquidating his assets in a span of six months?
... that the owner of a Montana TV station changed the name of his company because he was asked why his license plate read "SUNBELT"?
... that a "North Dakota joke of the mornin'" was a feature on Montana radio station KGRZ because the station's owner and morning show host hailed from that state?
... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
... that Symphyotrichum molle, the soft aster, can be found only in the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming?

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