Under the word "Montana",on a blue field, is the state seal. The seal shows some of Montana's beautiful scenery and tells what people were doing in pioneer times. The pick, shovel and plow represent mining and farming. In the background a sun rises over mountains, forests and the Great Falls of the Missouri river. A ribbon contains the state motto "Gold and Silver". Flag adopted 1905 amended 1981.

Population, 2006 estimate 944,632, White persons 91.1%, Black persons 0.4%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons 6.5%, Asian persons 0.5%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%, Persons reporting two or more races 1.5%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 2.5%.