Population: 904,433
Entered Union: November 8, 1889
Capital: Helena
Song: Montana
Land Area: 145,392 Square Miles
Water Area: 1,746 Square Miles
Size Ranking: 4th
Length: 630 Miles
Width: 280 Miles
Highest Point: 12,799 Feet, Granite Peak
Lowest Point: 1,820 Feet, Kootenai River
State Nickname: Treasure State
Motto: "Oro y Plata" (Gold and Silver)
Animal: Grizzly Bear
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Butterfly: Mourning Cloak
Fish: Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout
Flower: Bitterroot
Grass: Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Tree: Ponderosa Pine
Fossil: Maiasaura, or Duck-Billed Dinosaur
Gemstone: Agate and Sapphire
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