MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

September 23rd, 2025

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Montana Residency Requirements – How to Become a Montana Resident – Getting Montana Residency* How to establish Montana residency for getting a Montana driver’s license You are considered as having Montana residency after 60 consecutive days, and, consequently, you must have a Montana license in order to operate a motor vehicle in the state of […]

September 23rd, 2025

categories: BOZEMAN MONTANA, BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES, MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

Bozeman Demographics 2025 | Bozeman’s Population is ~59,420 in 2025. | Bozeman’s growth rate is ~2.8% | The population of Gallatin County, Montana is ~127,292 (~2.4%). Bozeman Demographics: Population, Cost of Living, Climate, Rainfall, Temperature, Health, Housing, Economy, Education, Families, Income, Employment, Plan for Bozeman Growth Following the Covid pandemic, the first few years of […]

September 17th, 2025

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Gallatin Gateway Montana History – Gallatin Gateway, MT Real Estate The Gallatin Gateway, Montana (aka Salesville and Slabtown) (Lat 45.5915958, Long -111.1977304) community, 13 miles SW of Bozeman, Montana, is 5.92miles within a 2502 mile region in the SW corner of Montana’s Gallatin River Valley. The town of Gallatin Gateway, Montana is located along U.S. Route 191 in […]

September 17th, 2025

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Short History of Montana Ranching It is said that Montana’s ranching history began in the mid-1850’s with a cattle operation in Deer Lodge Valley started by the Grant Brothers in what was then Montana Territory. The Brothers would drive vibrant oxen to Pocatello, Idaho, trading them for exhausted Oregon cattle. They would then turn around and […]

September 17th, 2025

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Montana Homestead Declaration 2025*† Does Montana Have a Homestead Exemption? – How To File Homestead Rights in Montana To be eligible to file for up to $409,450* equity protection in 2025 with a Montana Homestead Declaration, a person’s subject property must be his/her primary residence. A “homestead” is the house, cabin, or mobile home in […]

September 2nd, 2025

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Montana State University (MSU) History Quick History, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana  The state of Montana was endowed by the Federal 1862 Morrill Act–allowing for the creation of United States land grant colleges–with the power to create Montana agricultural or “land grant” colleges, based upon Montana’s vast land. Consequently, the Montana legislature passed an act […]

July 29th, 2025

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Bozeman, Montana History – Gallatin County, MT – John Bozeman – Pioneers and Founders – Population ~59,050 In 1864, W.W. Alderson described Montana’s Gallatin Valley as “one of the most beautiful and picturesque valleys the eye ever beheld, abounding in springs of clear water.” In the late 1800’s many agreed, calling it “The Egypt” or […]

May 21st, 2025

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Helena is Montana’s capitol city. Originally know as “Crabtown,” for John Crab. Helena, MT was established October 30, 1864 and is near the Great Missouri River. Helena, Montana Yesterday and Today Four miners from Georgia, John Crab, John Cowan, Daniel Jackson Miller, and Reginald/Robert Stanley (the “Four Georgians“) found placer gold (quartz gold, silver, and lead, too) […]

March 24th, 2025

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Quick Primer On Montana Property Taxes* – Bozeman Property Taxation All Montana properties are appraised at market value by the Montana Department of Revenue (DOR) Gallatin County Mill Value*  – Calculate Your Mill Levy* Mock calculation to determine property taxes in Bozeman, Montana. Let’s calculate a property tax using a Bozeman home that has recently appraised […]

March 7th, 2025

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Three Forks, Montana History  In their journals Lewis and Clark wrote abundantly about Three Forks, Montana and its lively, mid-19-century history. Three Forks, at the confluence of the Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin Rivers forms the great Missouri River. According to Lewis and Clark, the area was known for Blackfeet Indians and grizzlies (according to Lewis, […]