2004 Montana Census Population:
89.5% White
6.2% Native American
2.0% Hispanic
0.5% Asian
0.3% Black
1.7% Mixed race
Male: 449,480 (49.8%); Female: 452,715 (50.2%)
Total Population (2004 est.)= 926,865

Montana City Information

Attractions:
• Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument - General George Armstrong Custer and his men made their last stand here on June 25,1876 against the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. A tour takes visitors through the battle movements of both sides and the visitors’ center houses a museum that displays weapons used in the battle.
• Lou Taubert’s - If you’re looking for a massive selection of cowboy paraphernalia, look no further than Lou Taubert’s, which specializes in all things Western. An enormous selection of hats, boots, shirts, jeans and jackets will make dressing up like John Wayne never easier.
• The Yellowstone Art Museum, partly housed in the town’s 1910 jail, specializes in regional and Western exhibits, including an absorbing display of book illustrations, paintings and posters by cowboy illustrator Will James.

Attractions:
• The Museum of the Rockies holds impressive dinosaur finds, Native American weapons and a fine selection of Western landscape paintings.
• The Pioneer Museum - Though far smaller in scale, the Pioneer Museum contains an intriguing selection of locally gathered historic objects including cartoons drawn by local boy Gary Cooper in his pre-movie star days. The excellent photo selection features some great old images of early tourism at Yellowstone. 
• The Compuseum follows the evolution of computers, from their bulky, awkward beginnings to the modern compact incarnations of today. 
• Bozeman is well placed for those in search of outdoor activities, particularly in rugged
Hyalite Canyon just south of town, which has top-notch hiking and mountain biking in summer and excellent ice climbing in winter, or, at the challenging ski spot
Bridger Bowl.
• An hour’s drive south down the beautiful Gallatin Valley is Big Sky Resort, with plenty of top-quality powder and steep slopes on 11,166ft Lone Mountain to challenge skiers at all levels.
• Montana State University is located in Bozeman.

Attractions:
• Mount Sentinel, embellished by a huge concrete letter “M”, offers a great view of the area, especially the rugged Hellgate River Canyon.
• Other trails explore the Rattlesnake Wilderness, which, ironically, is serpent-free.
• The most developed of the city’s two small ski areas is Montana Snowbowl, twelve miles northwest, which has a good range of slopes for all abilities and boasts a summer
chairlift.
• Marshall Mountain, 7 miles east of Missoula, is geared toward the novice.
• Tours of the Forest Service Smokejumper Center look at the methods used to train smokejumpers, who are highly skilled firefighters who parachute into forested areas to stop the spread of wildfires.

Attractions:
• The Myrna Loy Center for the Performing Arts (406-443-0287).
• Montana Historical Society Museum.
• The majestic red-tiled spires of the Cathedral of St Helena rise 230ft; elaborate Bavarian stained glass, white-marble altars and gold leaf decorate the interior.
• Also worth a visit is the Holter Museum of Art, which exhibits painting, sculpture, photography and ceramics. 
• West of downtown, the Archie Bray Foundation, hosts world-renowned ceramic artists who hone their craft while you watch.

Attractions:
• Uptown is Butte’s extensive historic district. The excellent World Museum of Mining is packed with fascinating memorabilia from the local boom years. 
• Outside, beyond the scattered collection of rusting machinery, its 35-building Hell Roarin’ Gulch re-creates a mining camp, complete with saloon, bordello, church, schoolhouse and Chinese laundry. Above it all looms the blackened head frame of the 3200-foot-deep Orphan Girl mineshaft.
• In an old noodle parlor, the tiny Mai Wah Museum focuses on the history of Butte’s Chinese community with its small, intriguing collection of photos, cooking implements, kites, fireworks, menus and books. 
• At the other end of the cultural spectrum is the Dumas Brothel Museum. The Dumas was built as a brothel in 1890 and stayed in business until 1982. It’s the only surviving building in what was once a thriving red-light district, and the guided tour gives you a good insight into what life was like for the occupants and their clients during Butte’s heyday. The tour takes in the building’s underground “bedrooms,” accessible through tunnels that connected with the uptown business district.
• At night the 90 ft Our Lady of the Rockies statue is illuminated by floodlights. Built entirely by voluntary labor – there had just been a major layoff at one of the mines – it was set in place on top of the Continental Divide, some 3500ft above Butte, by helicopter.

Attractions:
• An eclectic blend awaits you including shops, museums, galleries and restaurants.

City Facts:
• Est. population in July 2002: 7,018
• Elevation: 4503 feet
• Land area: 2.6 square miles
• Median resident age: 40.3 years 
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