Statehood:  November 8,1889(41^st State)

State Song: "Montana" (1945)

State bird: Western meadowlark (1981)

State Tree: ponderosa pine (1949)

State flower: bitterroot (1895))

State grass: Bluebunch wheatgrass

State soil (unofficial): Blackdog

State gemstones: Sapphire and Montana agate

State fossil: Maiasaura peeblesorum

State Motto: "Oro y plata" - Gold and Silver

State Nickname: Big Sky Country, Treasure State

Highest Point: The highest point in Montana is Granite Peak at 12,799 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Montana is the Kootenai River at 1,800 feet above sea level.

Largest cities: Billings, 98,721; Missoula, 62,923; Great Falls, 56,338; Bozeman, 33,535; Butte-Silver Bow,¹ 32,282; Helena, 27,383; Kalispell, 18,480; Havre, 9,390; Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, 8,948; Miles City, 8,162:

Famous Montanans: Dorothy Baker author, Missoula
Dirk Benedict actor, Helena
W. A. Tony Boyle labor union official, Bald Butte
Dana Carvey comedian, Missoula
Gary Cooper actor, Helena
Chet Huntley journalist, TV newscaster, Cardwell
Will James writer, artist, Great Falls
Evel Knievel daredevil motorcyclist, Butte
Jerry Kramer football player, author, Jordan

For more go to: Dorothy Baker author, Missoula
Dirk Benedict actor, Helena
W. A. Tony Boyle labor union official, Bald Butte
Dana Carvey comedian, Missoula
Gary Cooper actor, Helena
Chet Huntley journalist, TV newscaster, Cardwell
Will James writer, artist, Great Falls
Evel Knievel daredevil motorcyclist, Butte
Jerry Kramer football player, author, Jordan

Population (Quick Facts): 944,632:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/30000.html

Official State website:

http://mt.gov/

State Legislature:

http://leg.mt.gov/css/default.asp

Capital of Montana: Helena, Montana:

http://helenacvb.visitmt.com/

United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Montana/index.asp

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/PHSD/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.mt.htm

Transportation:

http://www.mdt.mt.gov/

Natural Resources:

http://dnrc.mt.gov/

Maps for the state of Montana:

 http://nris.mt.gov/gis/gisdatalib/mtmaps.aspx

Montana State Job link:

http://www.montanajobs.com/

Tourism and Travel:

http://mt.gov/tourism/travel.asp

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/montana.htm

State Parks: 

http://fwp.mt.gov/parks/default.html

Museums:

http://www.montanamuseums.org/

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/MT/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/mtnews.php