List of U.S. State Partition Proposals - Montana

Montana

• The geographic, political, and sociological similarities of Western Montana and Northern Idaho have led some to suggest the formation of a "State of Kootenai", a proposed union of the six northernmost counties of Idaho with the six westernmost counties of Montana. The proposed state would have approximately 525,000 residents, a larger population than Wyoming.
• In 1939, a brief state secessionist movement proposed the State of Absaroka to be drawn in portions of Montana, with adjacent areas of Wyoming, Nebraska and parts of North and South Dakota. The craze was reflected in state automobile license plates bearing the name; the only "Miss Absaroka" contest, held in that year; and a minor league baseball team called the Absaroka (Rapid City) Eagles.