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Encyclopedia > Eastern Montana

The Great Plains stretch across Eastern Montana, an area that consists of the eastern half of the U.S. state of Montana and the north-central portion near Great Falls. The area is drained by the Missouri River, which originates in SW Montana, and by its tributaries, the Milk, the Marias, the Sun, and the Yellowstone Rivers. Its largest cities are Great Falls and Billings. A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) Senators Max Baucus (D) Conrad Burns (R) Official language(s) English Area 381,156 km² (4th)  - Land 377,295 km²  - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000)  - Population 902,195 (44th)  - Density 2. ... Great Falls is the name of several places in the United States of America: Great Falls, Montana Great Falls, South Carolina Great Falls, Virginia it can also refer to: The Great Falls of the Missouri River in Montana The Great Falls of the Passaic River in New Jersey This is... The Missouri River and its tributaries N.P. Dodge Park, Omaha, Nebraska High silt content makes the Missouri (left) noticeably lighter than the Mississipi here at their confluence above St. ... The Milk River may refer to: The Milk River in Macomb County and Wayne County, Michigan in the United States. ... The Marias River The Marias River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 210 mi (338 km) long, in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Sun River (also called the Medicine River) is a tributary of the Missouri River in the Great Plains, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in Montana in the United States. ... The Yellowstone River, shown highlighted The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri, approximately 671 mi (1,080 km long), in the western United States. ... Great Falls is a city located in Cascade County, Montana, in the north-central part of the state. ... Billings is a city located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Montana. ...


Looking at the region from a more cultural and social standpoint, some consider eastern Montana to comprise the large portion of the state east of Billings, especially the ranchland around Miles City and Forsyth. This area has a highly rural, economically depressed, and shrinking population and is more on the cultural page of the Midwest than it is of Western Montana. If this definition of the region is used, eastern Montana has no town with more than 10,000 people. Billings is a city located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Montana. ... Miles City is a city located in Custer County, Montana. ... Forsyth is the name of at least two towns in the United States of America: Forsyth, Georgia Forsyth, Missouri Forsyth County is the name of several counties in the United States: Forsyth County, Georgia Forsyth County, North Carolina Forsyth is also a common surname: Bruce Forsyth (British entertainer) Frederick Forsyth... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ...

Regions of Montana Flag of Montana
Eastern Montana - Western Montana - Inland Empire
Largest cities
Anaconda | Belgrade | Billings | Bozeman | Butte | Evergreen | Glendive | Great Falls | Havre | Helena | Kalispell | Laurel | Lewistown | Livingston | Miles City | Missoula | Sidney | Whitefish
Counties
Beaverhead - Big Horn - Blaine - Broadwater - Carbon - Carter - Cascade - Chouteau - Custer - Daniels - Dawson - Deer Lodge - Fallon - Fergus - Flathead - Gallatin - Garfield - Glacier - Golden Valley - Granite - Hill - Jefferson - Judith - Lake - Lewis and Clark - Liberty - Lincoln - Madison - McCone - Meagher - Mineral - Missoula - Musselshell - Park - Petroleum - Phillips - Pondera - Powder River - Powell - Prairie - Ravalli - Richland - Roosevelt - Rosebud - Sanders - Sheridan - Silver Bow - Stillwater - Sweet Grass - Teton - Toole - Treasure - Valley - Wheatland - Wibaux - Yellowstone

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MSN Encarta - Search View - Montana (11025 words)
Montana is bounded on the north by the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan; on the east by North Dakota and South Dakota; on the south by Wyoming and Idaho; and on the west by Idaho.
Montana was one of the few states in the nation where the amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment actually increased in the period 1988-1995.
Its population grew from 39,159 in 1880 to 142,924 in 1890 and to 243,329 in 1900.
Montana. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (1673 words)
Much of Montana’s western boundary is marked by the crest of the lofty Bitterroot Range, part of the Rocky Mts., which dominate the western section of the state and along which runs the Continental Divide.
The U.S. claim to NW Montana, the area between the Rockies and the N Idaho border, was validated in the Oregon Treaty of 1846 with the British.
Montana’s first period of growth was the rapid, boisterous, and unstable expansion brought on by a gold rush.
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