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In Montana alone the Wilkses own 341,845 acres, according to Montana Cadastral mapping figures, making them the largest private landowners in the state. That figure now tops Plum Creek Timber Co., which for years was the largest landowner in the state. Plum Creekâs holdings are pegged at 262,601 acres, mostly in the Seeley-Swan area of northwestern Montana.
Land remains a hot investment, and America's wealthiest individuals are snapping up property at breakneck speed. The 100 biggest private landowners in the U.S. added 700,000 acres to their holdings in the past year, according to CNBC's Robert Frank. That means they now control more than 30 million acres, or 2% of America's land mass. The Land Report has just released its list of America's biggest private landowners for 2013. Media tycoon John Malone, who owns 2.2 million acres â more than twice as much land as the state of Delaware â tops the list for the third year running.