Montanans
Helena's state citizenry
Montanans are people from or living in Montana, a large, sparsely populated state in the northwestern United States.
The term often evokes images of ranchers, outdoors enthusiasts, and those who value wide-open spaces and self-reliance: Montanans are used to driving long distances between towns.
Montana's scenic identity
- YellowstoneOriginal U.S. national park
- bisonLarge wild ox
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- MissoulaWestern Montana university town
Bozeman · Helena · Great Falls · Bitterroot · Continental Divide · Missouri River · fly fishing · rodeo
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- trappersThose who snare wildlife
- prospectorsMineral deposit searchers
goldrush · Sacagawea · frontiersmen · trailblazers · railroads · Salish · Blackfeet
Operating a livestock farm
- farmingCultivating land for food
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
wheat · barley · irrigation · harvest · rodeo · outfitting · guiding · logging
Those dwelling nearby
- solidarityUnity among allies
- kinshipState of being related
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- independenceFreedom from external control
resilience · hospitality · small-town · rural · tight-knit · volunteerism · fellowship · cooperation
Big Sky
Montana's scenic identity
- YellowstoneOriginal U.S. national park
- bisonLarge wild ox
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
Missoula · Bozeman · Helena · Great Falls · Bitterroot · Continental Divide · Missouri River · fly fishing · rodeo · cowboy
pioneers
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- trappersThose who snare wildlife
prospectors · goldrush · Sacagawea · frontiersmen · trailblazers · railroads · Salish · Blackfeet
ranching
Operating a livestock farm
- farmingCultivating land for food
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
cattle · wheat · barley · irrigation · harvest · rodeo · outfitting · guiding · logging · mining
neighbors
Those dwelling nearby
- solidarityUnity among allies
- kinshipState of being related
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
independence · resilience · hospitality · small-town · rural · tight-knit · volunteerism · fellowship · cooperation · localism
- WesternersArizonans, Californians, Coloradans, Nevadans, New Mexicans
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
MontanansNew Yorkers
Residents of America's largest city
Californians · Floridians · Texans · Hawaiians · Alaskans
MontanansManhattanites
Manhattan's population
New Yorkers · city dwellers · urbanites · Bostonians · Chicagoans
- Joe Montana
- Hannah MontanaFictional teenage double-life singer
- Tony Montana