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Section sizes

Section size for Montana (63 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	8,331	8,331
Etymology	1,989	1,989
History	4,612	33,153
Montana territory	1,640	1,640
Conflicts	3,024	3,024
Cattle ranching	1,038	1,038
Railroads	1,886	1,886
Statehood	3,290	3,290
Homesteading	6,005	6,005
Montana and World War I	6,288	6,288
Depression era	334	334
Montana and World War II	2,621	2,621
Other military	1,160	1,160
Cold War Montana	1,255	1,255
Geography	1,322	35,313
Topography	7,900	15,812
Rivers, lakes and reservoirs	1,026	7,912
Pacific Ocean drainage basin	1,423	1,423
Gulf of Mexico drainage basin	4,077	4,077
Hudson Bay drainage basin	378	378
Lakes and reservoirs	1,008	1,008
Flora and fauna	3,369	3,369
Protected lands	3,444	3,444
Climate	9,000	9,000
Antipodes	426	426
Cities and towns	1,940	1,940
Demographics	6,851	33,316
Intrastate demographics	5,388	5,388
Native Americans	7,509	7,509
Birth data	5,711	5,711
Languages	3,435	3,435
Religion	4,422	4,422
Economy	5,884	5,884
Education	185	5,815
Colleges and universities	1,484	1,484
Schools	4,146	4,146
Culture	2,217	17,316
Major cultural events	2,266	2,266
Sports	187	6,505
Professional sports	608	608
College sports	618	618
Other sports	573	573
Olympic competitors	3,545	3,545
Sporting achievements	974	974
Outdoor recreation	280	6,328
Fishing and hunting	2,581	2,581
Winter sports	3,467	3,467
Health	2,985	2,985
Media	2,415	2,415
Transportation	3,299	3,299
Law and government	58	19,722
Constitution	6,043	6,043
Executive	3,059	3,059
Legislative	677	677
Judicial	5,161	5,161
Federal offices and courts	4,724	4,724
Politics	7,429	7,429
See also	197	197
Notes	24	24
References	28	28
Bibliography	94,291	94,291
Further reading	62	62
External links	2,634	2,634
Total	274,203	274,203

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February 19, 2012	Peer review	Reviewed

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