October - Week 41 - Montana - the Treasure State

41 Montana

Date admitted to the US – November 8, 1889
Postal abbreviation – MT
Capital – Helena
Area – 147,039.6 [4th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 989,415 [45th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 6.8 [48th largest in the US]
Area codes – 406
Zip codes – 59001 - 59937
Number of counties – 56
State nickname –  Treasure State, Big Sky Country
State motto – "Oro y plata" - Gold and Silver

State Flag of Montana

Fun facts –
-The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.
-46 out of Montana's 56 counties are considered "frontier counties" with an average population of 6 or fewer people per square mile.
-Yellowstone National Park in southern Montana and northern Wyoming was the first national park in the nation.

Law Schools
-University of Montana School of Law

Military facts
Military bases