Number, All Land in Farms, and Average Size, Montana, USA
| Year | Number of Farms 1/ |
All Land in Farms |
Average Size of All Farms |
Census Farms 2/ Reporting Cropland |
Census Acres of Cropland 2/ |
Census Cropland Avg. Size 2/ |
| (000) | (000) Acres | Acres | (000) | (000) Acres | Acres | |
| 2007 2006 |
28.3 28.1 |
60,000 60,100 |
2,120 2,139 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 |
28.0 28.0 28.0 27.9 27.8 |
60,100 60,100 60,100 59,800 59,600 |
2,146 2,146 2,146 2,143 2,144 |
-- -- -- 21.9 -- |
-- -- -- 18,316 -- |
-- -- -- 838 -- |
| 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 |
27.8 27.8 27.5 27.0 26.5 |
59,300 59,200 59,000 57,800 58,500 |
2,133 2,129 2,145 2,141 2,208 |
-- -- -- 22.8 -- |
-- -- -- 18,238 -- |
-- -- -- 800 -- |
| 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 |
26.0 26.0 25.0 24.3 24.7 |
59,400 59,600 59,900 60,000 60,300 |
2,285 2,292 2,396 2,469 2,441 |
-- -- -- 19.4 -- |
-- -- -- 17,495 -- |
-- -- -- 900 -- |
| 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 |
24.7 24.7 24.6 24.5 24.4 |
60,500 60,600 60,700 60,800 60,900 |
2,449 2,453 2,467 2,482 2,496 |
-- -- -- 21.1 -- |
-- -- -- 17,830 -- |
-- -- -- 846 -- |
| 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 |
24.3 24.2 24.1 24.0 23.9 |
61,000 61,100 61,300 61,500 61,700 |
2,510 2,525 2,544 2,563 2,582 |
-- -- -- 20.7 -- |
-- -- -- 16,452 -- |
-- -- -- 794 -- |
| 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 |
23.8 23.7 23.6 23.5 23.4 |
61,900 62,100 62,100 62,100 62,200 |
2,601 2,620 2,631 2,643 2,658 |
-- -- 21.4 -- -- |
-- -- 16,233 -- -- |
-- -- 757 -- -- |
| 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 |
23.4 24.6 25.1 25.5 26.0 |
62,200 62,800 63,000 63,200 63,700 |
2,658 2,553 2,510 2,478 2,450 |
-- 21.4 -- -- -- |
-- 15,446 -- -- -- |
-- 723 -- -- -- |
| 1/ Beginning in 1975, places that had annual sales of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. 2/ Census of Agriculture. | ||||||
| Year | Number of Farms 1/ |
All Land in Farms |
Average Size of All Farms |
Farm Population |
Census Farms 2/ Reporting Cropland |
Census Acres of Cropland 2/ |
Census Cropland Avg. Size 2/ |
| (000) | (000) Acres | Acres | (000) | (000) Acres | Acres | ||
| 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 |
26.4 26.7 27.1 27.6 28.0 |
64,200 64,700 65,200 65,700 66,200 |
2,432 2,423 2,406 2,380 2,364 |
90 94 94 95 99 |
-- 22.7 -- -- -- |
-- 16,109 -- -- -- |
-- 710 -- -- -- |
| 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 |
28.4 28.9 29.5 30.1 30.8 |
66,700 67,200 66,800 66,800 66,800 |
2,349 2,325 2,264 2,219 2,169 |
103 106 107 111 112 |
-- 25.2 -- -- -- |
-- 15,388 -- -- -- |
-- 611 -- -- -- |
| 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 |
31.7 32.4 33.0 33.6 34.2 |
66,700 66,600 66,500 66,300 66,200 |
2,104 2,056 2,015 1,973 1,936 |
115 123 124 125 129 |
-- 27.5 -- -- -- |
-- 15,078 -- -- -- |
-- 549 -- -- -- |
| 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 |
34.8 35.4 35.9 36.4 36.8 |
66,100 66,100 65,800 65,500 65,200 |
1,899 1,867 1,833 1,799 1,772 |
129 128 130 135 134 |
-- 31.2 -- -- -- |
-- 14,508 -- -- -- |
-- 465 -- -- -- |
| 1950 | 37.2 | 65,000 | 1,747 | 136 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1/ Beginning in 1975, places that had annual sales of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. 2/ Census of Agriculture. | |||||||
| Year | Number of Farms (000) |
Land in Farms (000) Acres |
Avg. Size of Farms Acres |
Farm Population (000) |
| 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 |
37.2 37.8 38.5 39.2 39.8 |
65,000 64,600 64,200 63,700 63,300 |
1,747 1,709 1,668 1,625 1,590 |
136 136 137 143 140 |
| 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 |
40.4 40.6 40.8 41.0 42.0 |
62,900 62,400 61,400 60,900 60,000 |
1,557 1,537 1,505 1,485 1,429 |
134 133 142 161 170 |
| 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 |
44.5 45.0 46.0 48.0 50.0 |
60,000 60,600 62,000 62,000 62,900 |
1,348 1,347 1,348 1,292 1,258 |
176 177 178 184 190 |
| 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 |
52.0 53.0 53.5 54.0 54.5 |
63,700 63,800 63,800 63,900 64,400 |
1,225 1,204 1,193 1,183 1,182 |
197 204 208 209 205 |
| 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 |
55.0 54.0 53.5 52.5 51.0 |
65,000 -- -- -- -- |
1,182 -- -- -- -- |
205 207 205 206 206 |
| 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 |
50.0 51.0 52.5 55.0 57.0 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
-- -- -- -- -- |
209 210 214 222 223 |
| 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 |
57.7 57.0 56.0 54.0 50.0 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
-- -- -- -- -- |
228 -- -- -- -- |
| 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 |
45.0 40.0 37.0 34.0 31.5 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
-- -- -- -- -- |
-- -- -- -- -- |
| 1910 | 28.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1/ Farm: Places which had annual sales of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. * Series initiated in 1975. | ||||