| Capital
City: |
Helena |
|
| Nickname: |
Treasure
State |
| Motto: |
Oro y Plata
(Gold and Silver) |
| Statehood: |
November 8,1889
(41st) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Based on Latin
or Spanish word for "mountainous" |
| Largest
Cities: |
Billings, Great
Falls, Butte, Missoula, Helena |
| Border
States: |
Idaho, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming |
| Land
Area: |
145,556 sq. mi.,
4th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Western
Meadowlark |
| State
Flower: |
Bitterroot (lewisia
rediviva) |
| State
Tree: |
Ponderosa pine (pinus
ponderosa) |
| State
Song: |
Montana |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
