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Land Use Tables

Table 1: Montana 2003 Total Surface Area
  Acres Margin of Error +- Percent of Total Surface Area
Total Surface Area  94,110,000    
Federal Land  27,092,000  n/a 28.8
Water Area  1,036,300  38,300 1.1
Nonfederal Land  65,981,700    70.1

Table 2: Montana 2003 Total Non-Federal Surface Area
  Acres Margin of Error +- Percent of Non-federal Land
Total Nonfederal Land  65,981,700    
Developed  1,069,100  106,900 1.6
Rural  64,912,600   98.3

Table 3: Montana 2003 Total Non-Federal Rural Land by Land Cover/Use
  Acres Margin of Error +- Percent of Rural Land
Rural Land  64,912,600    
Cropland  14,526,600  835,300 22.4
Pastureland  3,594,400  365,600 5.6
Rangeland  36,697,900  1,019,900 56.5
Forestland  5,402,000  522,400 8.3
CRP  3,254,100 n/a 5.0
Other Rural Land  1,437,600  213,600 2.2

Table 4: Montana 2003 Cultivated and Non-Cultivated Cropland
  Acres Margin of Error +- Percent of Total Cropland
Total Cropland 14,526,600 835,300  
Cultivated Cropland 11,408,800 965,600 78.5
Non-Cultivated Cropland 3,117,800 527,900 21.5

Table 5: Montana 2003 Non-Federal Grazing Land
  Acres Margin of Error +- Percent of Total Grazing Land
Total Grazing Land 43,482,700 956,800  
Pastureland 3,594,400 365,600 8.3
Rangeland 36,697,900 1,019,900 84.4
Grazed Forest Land 3,190,400 654,900 7.3

Last Modified: 09/05/2008