Montana Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1870 |
20,595 |
|
–
|
| 1880 |
39,159 |
|
90.1% |
| 1890 |
142,924 |
|
265.0% |
| 1900 |
243,329 |
|
70.3% |
| 1910 |
376,053 |
|
54.5% |
| 1920 |
548,889 |
|
46.0% |
| 1930 |
537,606 |
|
-2.1% |
| 1940 |
559,456 |
|
4.1% |
| 1950 |
591,024 |
|
5.6% |
| 1960 |
674,767 |
|
14.2% |
| 1970 |
694,409 |
|
2.9% |
| 1980 |
786,690 |
|
13.3% |
| 1990 |
799,065 |
|
1.6% |
| 2000 |
902,195 |
|
12.9% |
As of 2005, Montana has an estimated population of 935,670, which is an increase of 8,750, or 0.9%, from the prior year and an increase of 33,475, or 3.7%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 13,674 people (that is 58,001 births minus 44,327 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 21,074 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 2,141 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 18,933 people. 16,500 of state residents are foreign-born, accounting for 1.8% of the total population.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 1.52% of the population aged 5 and over speak Spanish at home, while 1.11% speak German [1].
The center of population of Montana is located in Meagher County, in the city of White Sulphur Springs [2].
| Demographics of Montana (csv) |
| By race |
White |
Black |
AIAN |
Asian |
NHPI |
| AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native - NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
| 2000 (total population) |
92.79% |
0.50% |
7.36% |
0.79% |
0.12% |
| 2000 (Hispanic only) |
1.74% |
0.05% |
0.28% |
0.04% |
0.01% |
| 2005 (total population) |
92.52% |
0.62% |
7.47% |
0.82% |
0.11% |
| 2005 (Hispanic only) |
2.22% |
0.07% |
0.23% |
0.03% |
0.01% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (total population) |
3.42% |
28.09% |
5.19% |
7.11% |
-4.46% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (non-Hispanic only) |
2.87% |
25.58% |
5.91% |
8.07% |
-0.82% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (Hispanic only) |
31.85% |
52.36% |
-13.46% |
-13.52% |
-39.22% |
While German ancestry is the largest reported European-American ancestry in most of Montana, residents of Scandinavian ancestry are prevalent in some of the farming-dominated northern and eastern prairie regions. There are also several predominantly Native American counties, mostly around each of the seven Indian reservations. The historically mining-oriented communities of western Montana such as Butte have a wider range of ethnic groups, particularly people of Eastern European and Irish-American ancestry, as well as people who originally emigrated from British mining regions such as Cornwall. Montana is second only to South Dakota in U.S. Hutterite population with several colonies spread across the state. Many of Montana's historic logging communities originally attracted people of Scandinavian and Scots-Irish descent. Montana's Hispanic population is particularly concentrated around the Billings area in south-central Montana, and the highest density of African-Americans is located in Great Falls.
Religion
The religious affiliations of the people of Montana
- Christian – 82%
- Protestant – 55%
- Lutheran – 15%
- Methodist – 8%
- Baptist – 5%
- Presbyterian – 4%
- United Church of Christ – 2%
- Other Protestant or general Protestant – 21%
- Roman Catholic – 24%
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) – 3%
- Other Religions – <1%
- Non-Religious – 18%
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