Population of Montana Reservations, 1980 and 1990
						Total	Native
	Total	Native		Total	Native	Persons	Americans
	Persons on	Americans		Persons on	Americans	% Change	% Change
	Reservations	on Reservations		Reservations	on Reservations	on Reservations	on Reservations
	1990	1990		1980	1980	1980-1990	1980-1990
Montana	55,165	30,424		49,564	23,597	11.3	28.9
Blackfeet Reservation	8,549	7,025		6,660	5,080	28.4	38.3
Crow Reservation & Trust Lands	6,370	4,724		5,973	3,953	6.6	19.5
Flathead Reservation	21,259	5,130		19,628	3,771	8.3	36.0
Fort Belknap Reservation & Trust Lands	2,508	2,338		2,060	1,870	21.7	25.0
Fort Peck Reservation	10,595	5,782		9,921	4,273	6.8	35.3
Northern Cheyenne Reservation & Trust Lands	3,923	3,542		3,664	3,101	7.1	14.2
Rocky Boy's Reservation & Trust Lands	1,954	1,882		1,650	1,549	18.4	21.5
Crow /Northern Cheyenne Area	7	1		8	1	-12.5	0.0
Total Number of Native Americans in Montana in 1990: 47, 679
Native Americans living OFF Reservations in 1990: 17,256 (36.2%)
Native Americans living ON Reservations in 1990: 30,424 (63.8%)
Total Number of Native Americans in Montana in 1980: 37,153
Native Americans living OFF Reservations in 1980: 13,555 (36.5%)
Native Americans living ON Reservations in 1980: 23,598 (63.5%)
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Processed by the Census and Economic Information Center, Montana Department of Commerce, (406) 444-2896 , September 1993
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