Census 2007 Northern Cheyenne Reservation Profile Montana

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Northern Cheyenne Reservation Information 2007, Montana

				The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, situated in southeastern Montana, borders the Crow Reservation on the west and the Tongue River on the east. The reservation lies within Big Horn and Rosebud Counties and consists of rugged and partially mountainous terrain, primarily suited for livestock grazing. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe organized in 1936 under the Indian Reorganization Act. The Northern Cheyenne Reservation is the second smallest Indian reservation in the state.
Characteristics	Unit	Total 1/	American Indian Operators 2/	Characteristics	Unit	Total 1/	American Indian Operators 2/
Farms	Number	109	98	Operators	Number	138	110
Land in Farms Reservation Acres in Farms	Acres Acres	474,110 457,182	450,933 450,919	Operator Gender	Male Female	108 30	90 20
Total Cropland	Farms Acres	67 21,674	58 19,580	Primary Occupation	Farming Other	52 86	39 71
Harvested Cropland	Farms Acres	60 16,976	53 15,358	All Operators	Average Age	56.6	57.0
Irrigated Land	Farms Acres	1 (D)	— —	Operators Living on Reservations		113	91
All Wheat for Grain	Farms Acres Bushels	1 (D) (D)	— — —	Barley for Grain	Farms Acres Bushels	— — —	— — —
Forage Land	Farms Acres Tons, dry	60 16,860 20,926	53 15,358 19,549
Horses and Ponies Inventory	Farms Number	101 1,096	90 1,018	Horses and Ponies Sold	Farms Number	11 93	11 93
Cattle and Calves Inventory	Farms Number	69 11,477	60 10,715	Cattle and Calves Sold	Farms Number	65 7,665	56 7,120
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. -- None. (D) Not disclosed.