The US Census of 2010 confirmed that 989,415 people were living in Montana, an increase of 9.7% from the findings of 2000. The Montana population surpassed 1 million for the first time in 2012, and it now stands at 1.03 million.
Teresa Shaw poses with her daughter, Elizabeth, showing off the guitar Garth Brooks gave her during a concert in Minneapolis on Friday. Brooks, whose mother and sister died of cancer, then stood center stage to address the crowd.
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music singer-songwriter. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances earned him immense popularity.