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| | Billings, Montana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Billings is rapidly growing; As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 89,847, the 2004 census shows the city's population has grown to 96,977 (up 7.9% or 7,130 since 2000). |
 | | It is nicknamed the Magic City because of its rapid growth from its founding as a railroad town in 1882. |
 | | Major institutions of higher education are Montana State University-Billings (formerly Eastern Montana College, founded in 1927), Montana State University - College of Technology and Rocky Mountain College (founded in 1878). |
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