U. S. Forest Service, Region 1
Total population, land area, and population density by state

State Population Land area
(square miles)
Persons per
square mile
Idaho 295,160 21,012.6 14.0
Montana 926,865 145,552.5 6.4
North Dakota 634,366 68,975.9 9.2
South Dakota 11,411 9,977.4 1.1
Region 1 1,867,802 245,518.4 7.6

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate. Total population includes all ages, not just age 16 and older.



U. S. Forest Service, Region 1
Population age 16 and older by stratum and age group

Population stratum Age 16-34 % Age 35-53 % Age 55+ % All Ages 16+ %
Hispanic males 7,994 57.4 4,288 30.8 1,649 11.8 13,931 0.9
Hispanic females 6,775 51.1 4,498 33.9 1,993 15.0 13,266 0.9
White males 221,162 32.4 252,920 37.0 208,675 30.6 682,757 45.8
White females 204,055 29.4 252,239 36.3 238,379 34.3 694,673 46.6
Black males 2,307 59.2 1,269 32.6 318 8.2 3,894 0.3
Black females 1,378 60.0 697 30.3 223 9.7 2,298 0.2
Native American males 16,182 48.4 12,024 35.9 5,258 15.7 33,464 2.2
Native American females 15,949 44.6 13,307 37.2 6,538 18.3 35,794 2.4
Asian & Pacific Islander males 2,271 54.0 1,365 32.5 569 13.5 4,205 0.3
Asian & Pacific Islander females 2,388 43.9 2,010 37.0 1,038 19.1 5,436 0.4
  480,461   544,617   464,640   1,489,718 100.0

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate.
Note: Does not include people who reported being 2 or more races. Hispanics may be of any race, but are included in the two Hispanic rows only. Percentages for the three age groups sum across to 100. May not equal 100.0 exactly due to rounding.