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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Montana on May 26, 1864. An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Montana to the Union on November 8, 1889. An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since Hawaiʻi was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959.
Montana State Flag. The Regional designations of Montana vary widely within the U.S state of Montana.The state is a large geographical area (147,046 square miles (380,850 km 2)) that is split by the Continental Divide, resulting in watersheds draining into the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Hudson's Bay.
The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, [1] until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana.
The Montana Historical Society (MHS) is a historical society located in the U.S. state of Montana that acts to preserve historical resources important to the understanding of Montana history. The society provides services through six operational programs: Administration, Research Center, Museum, Publications, Historic Preservation, and Education.
Montana has two congressional districts. A state since 1889, it gained its second seat in the U.S. House for the 1912 election. Both seats were at-large selections on the ballot (entire state) for three elections, until the two districts were established prior to the 1918 election.
Before becoming a state, the Territory of Montana elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1889. A total of 54 people have served either the Territory or State of Montana: 17 in the Senate, 32 in the House, and five in both houses. The longest-serving senator is Max Baucus, in office from 1978 to 2014.
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The location of the State of Montana in the United States of America. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Montana: Montana – fourth most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. Montana is the northernmost of the western Mountain States.