Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Montana” in alphabetic letter A, entry group 6, entry assiniboine-indians of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
... as early as 1640.
In 1871 the number of Assiniboines in the United States was estimated at 4.850, and in 1900 there were 1.316, nearly equally divided at the Fort Peck and Fort Belknap agencies in Montana .
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