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Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west,North Dakota to the east,South Dakota to the southeast,Wyoming to the south,and the Canadian provinces of Alberta,British Columbia,and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area,but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena,while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges,while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands,with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The team plays its home games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara,California,located 38 miles (61 km) southeast of San Francisco. The team is named after the prospectors of the California gold rush.
The Big Sky Conference is a collegiate athletic conference,affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. As of 2024,ten full member institutions are located in the states of Arizona,California,Colorado,Idaho,Montana,Oregon,Utah,and Washington. Two affiliate members from California are football–only participants.
Silver Bow County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census,the population was 35,133. Its county seat is Butte. In 1977,the city and county governments consolidated to form the single entity of Butte-Silver Bow. Additionally,the town of Walkerville is a separate municipality from Butte and is within the county.
Gallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. With its county seat in Bozeman,it is the second-most populous county in Montana,with a population of 118,960 in the 2020 Census.
Deer Lodge County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census,the population was 9,421. It forms a consolidated city-county government with its county seat of Anaconda. The county was established in 1865. It has had a city-county consolidated government since 1977.
Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County,Montana,United States. Located in southwest Montana,the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293 making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of the Bozeman,Montana,Micropolitan Statistical Area,consisting of all of Gallatin County with a population of 118,960. It is the fastest growing micropolitan statistical area in the United States in 2018,2019 and 2020,as well as the second-largest of all Montana's statistical areas.
Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana,with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state,it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area,which had a population of 184,167 in the 2020 census. With one of the largest trade areas in the United States,Billings is the trade and distribution center for much of Montana east of the Continental Divide. Billings is also the largest retail destination for much of the same area. The Billings Chamber of Commerce claims the area of commerce covers more than 125,000 square miles (320,000 km2). In 2009,it was estimated to serve over 500,000 people.
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons,primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid",Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After winning a national championship with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish,Montana began his NFL career in 1979 at San Francisco,where he played for the next 14 seasons. With the 49ers,Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player to be named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception and the all-time highest passer rating of 127.8. In 1993,Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs,where he played for his last two seasons and led the franchise to its first AFC Championship Game. Montana was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.
The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula,Montana. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. Fall 2024 saw total enrollment hit 10,811,marking the highest total enrollment for UM since 2018.
Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman,Montana,United States. It enrolls more students than any other college or university in the state. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields,master's degrees in 68 fields,and doctoral degrees in 35 fields through its nine colleges. More than 16,700 students attended MSU in the fall 2019,taught by 796 full-time and 547 part-time faculty. In the Carnegie Classification,MSU is placed among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity",one of only two universities to receive this distinction with a "very high undergraduate" enrollment profile. The university had research expenditures of $257.9 million in 2024.
The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature,the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years. Half of the Senate is up for election every two years.
The Montana House of Representatives is,with the Montana Senate,one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members,the House elects its leadership every two years.
Raymond Jon Tester is an American politician and farmer serving since 2007 as the senior United States senator from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation,and has been the only congressional Democrat since 2015,and since 2021 the only Democrat holding statewide office in Montana. He served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007,and as its president for his last two years in the chamber.
Karim Kharbouch,better known by his stage name French Montana,is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco,he immigrated to New York City with his family at the age of 13.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and former real estate developer representing Montana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Member of the Republican Party,Rosendale served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,and in the Montana Senate from 2013 to 2017. From 2015 to 2017,he served as Senate majority leader. Rosendale was elected Montana state auditor in 2016 and held that position from 2017 to 2020. Rosendale ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 and for the U.S. Senate in 2018. He was elected to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in 2020. After Montana regained its second House seat in the 2020 census,Rosendale was elected to represent the new 2nd congressional district in 2022.
Montana became a territory May 28,1864 and the first delegation created nine counties:Beaverhead,Big Horn,Chouteau,Deer Lodge,Gallatin,Jefferson,Edgerton,Madison,and Missoula. Montana became a state on November 8,1889.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Montana. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester lost re-election to a fourth term,being defeated by Republican nominee Tim Sheehy. Sheehy's victory gave Republicans control of both of Montana's Senate seats for the first time since 1911. Primary elections took place on June 4,2024. Although Tester outperformed Kamala Harris in the concurrent presidential election by 12.8 points,which was the strongest overperformance of any Democratic Senate candidate,it was still not enough to win.
The 2024 United States presidential election in Montana took place on Tuesday,November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Montana voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Montana has four electoral votes in the Electoral College,following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state gained a seat.
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- ↑ "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
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