The State of MontanaThe State of Montana

By. Chase HardingBy. Chase Harding

Business PresentationsBusiness Presentations

October 28, 2011October 28, 2011

Its basic InformationIts basic Information

Montana’s website is short and sweet Montana’s website is short and sweet http://mt.gov/http://mt.gov/

The state capital is HelenaThe state capital is Helena

Its geographical location is upper north Its geographical location is upper north west United States bordering Canadawest United States bordering Canada

Population- 989,415 people as of 2010Population- 989,415 people as of 2010

It also covers 147,046 Square milesIt also covers 147,046 Square miles

A little bit more InformationA little bit more Information

It has 56 Counties, 7 State forests, And 50 It has 56 Counties, 7 State forests, And 50 State ParksState Parks

Montana’s natural resources are natural Montana’s natural resources are natural gas and oilgas and oil

Montana’s nicknames are “Big sky country Montana’s nicknames are “Big sky country and Treasure state”and Treasure state”

Its Moto is “ora y plata” which means gold Its Moto is “ora y plata” which means gold and silverand silver

The State FlagThe State Flag

Montana’s admission to statehood was Montana’s admission to statehood was November 8,1889November 8,1889

ClimateClimate

It is roughly 27 degrees Fahrenheit or 2 degrees It is roughly 27 degrees Fahrenheit or 2 degrees Celsius in JanuaryCelsius in January

It is also roughly 85 Degrees Fahrenheit or 29 It is also roughly 85 Degrees Fahrenheit or 29 degrees Celsius in Julydegrees Celsius in July

Major industries & tourist Major industries & tourist attractionsattractions

FarmingFarming

Cattle ranchingCattle ranching

MiningMining

OilOil

LumberLumber

And TourismAnd Tourism

Custer's landstandCuster's landstand

Steer MontanaSteer Montana

Proletariat StatuesProletariat Statues

Northwest Jitters Northwest Jitters Hyper towerHyper tower

Montana’s HistoryMontana’s History

Native Americans Native Americans inhabited for inhabited for thousands of yearsthousands of years

Cattle Ranching in the Cattle Ranching in the 2020thth Century Century

Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark traversed through traversed through

And in the 1860’s And in the 1860’s there was gold foundthere was gold found

State StuffState Stuff

The state bird is a Western MeadowlockThe state bird is a Western Meadowlock

The state flower is the bitterrootThe state flower is the bitterroot

The Ponderosa pine is the state treeThe Ponderosa pine is the state tree

The state stones are Sapphire and AgateThe state stones are Sapphire and Agate

Websites Of informationWebsites Of information

www.roadsideamerica.comwww.roadsideamerica.com

www.50states.comwww.50states.com

www.montanahistory.netwww.montanahistory.net

www.infoplease.comwww.infoplease.com

www.netstate.comwww.netstate.com

www.citydata.comwww.citydata.com

And And www.enchantedlearning.comwww.enchantedlearning.com