Montana could gain a second House seat - East Idaho News
Montana could gain a second House seat Associated Press Share This U.S. Capitol building. | Stock photo BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana could add a second U.S. House seat if population estimates made public on Tuesday hold, officials said. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2020 Population Estimate said the state’s population is 1,080,577, about 23,000 more people than in Rhode Island, which is the least populated state with two congressional districts, The Billings Gazette reported. The first Census Bureau numbers are expected to be released in January. Until then, the state won’t offi...