Capital: Helena

State Nickname: Treasure State

State Bird: Meadowlark

State Flower: Bitteroot

Admitted to the Union: November 8, 1899

November 8, 1889 to January 1, 1893:

Jospeh K. Toole

January 2, 1893 to January 3, 1897:

John E. Rickards

January 4, 1897 to January 7, 1901:

Robert B. Smith

January 7, 1901 to April 1, 1908:

Jospeh K. Toole*

* Resigned

April 1, 1908 to January 5, 1913:

Edwin L. Norris

January 6, 1913 to January 2, 1921:

Samuel W. Stewart

January 3, 1921 to January 4, 1925:

Joseph W. Dixon

January 4, 1925 to March 13, 1933:

John E. Ericson*

* Resigned

March 13, 1933 to December 15, 1935:

Frank H. Cooney

December 16, 1935 to January 4, 1937:

William E. Holt

January 4, 1937 to January 6, 1941:

Roy E. Ayers

January 6, 1941 to January 3, 1949:

Samuel C. Ford

January 3, 1949 to January 4, 1953:

John W. Bonner

January 4, 1953 to January 4, 1961:

J. Hugo Aronson

January 4, 1961 to January 25, 1962:

Donald G. Nutter*

* Died in office

January 26, 1962 to January 7, 1969:

Tim M. Babcock

January 6, 1973 to January 5, 1981:

Forrest H. Anderson

January 5, 1981 to January 2, 1989:

Ted Schwinden

January 2, 1989 to January 4, 1993:

Stan Stephens

January 4, 1993 to 2001:

Marc Racicot

2001 --

Judy Martz

Written by Charles C. Cohan
Composed by Joseph E. Howard

1890: 132,159

1900: 243,329

1910: 376,053

1920: 548,889

1930: 537,606

1940: 559,456

1950: 591,024

1960: 674,767

1970: 694,409

1980: 786,690

1990: 799,065

2000: 902,195