2007 Census Flathead Reservation Profiel Montana

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Flathead Reservation Information 2007, Montana

				The Flathead Indian Reservation is located in northwestern Montana on the western slope of the Continental Divide and encompasses portions of four Montana counties - Flathead, Lake, Missoula and Sanders. The reservation area consists of a beautiful valley surrounded by Flathead Lake to the north and the Cabinet Mountains and Mission Range to the west and east, respectively. The rolling prairie on the western edge of the reservation is mainly used for cattle grazing, while the eastern area is mainly agricultural and forested land. The Flathead Indian Tribe organized in 1935 under the Indian Reorganization Act. The Flathead Reservation is the fourth largest Indian reservation in Montana.
Characteristics	Unit	Total 1/	American Indian Operators 2/	Characteristics	Unit	Total 1/	American Indian Operators 2/
Farms	Number	1,061	243	Operators	Number	1,689	287
Land in Farms Reservation Acres in Farms	Acres Acres	901,577 818,171	592,271 573,812	Operator Gender	Male Female	1,063 626	183 104
Total Cropland	Farms Acres	752 110,862	170 25,140	Primary Occupation	Farming Other	722 967	101 186
Harvested Cropland	Farms Acres	659 70,032	147 16,528	All Operators	Average Age	54.8	54.1
Irrigated Land	Farms Acres	734 94,663	148 18,186	Operators Living on Reservations		1,465	242
All Wheat for Grain	Farms Acres Bushels	45 9,357 463,280	4 671 34,207	Barley for Grain	Farms Acres Bushels	27 2,239 143,382	5 306 16,888
Forage Land	Farms Acres Tons, dry	516 53,668 128,126	130 15,265 33,110
Horses and Ponies Inventory	Farms Number	574 4,763	154 1,355	Horses and Ponies Sold	Farms Number	127 434	33 100
Cattle and Calves Inventory	Farms Number	522 51,295	154 14,542	Cattle and Calves Sold	Farms Number	478 38,096	133 10,465
1/ Data are for farms and ranches reporting at least some agricultural production on reservations during 2007. 2/ At least one of the reported operators (out of a maximum of three) is self-identified as American Indian either exclusively or in combination with other races.