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Pondera County, Montana

Pondera County had 6,078 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,624.6 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 56 in Montana by population and 44th by land area.

Population
6,078
#33 of 56 in Montana · #2,724 in US
Area
1,624.6 sq mi
#44 of 56 in Montana · #374 in US
Density
3.7 / sq mi
#23 of 56 in Montana · #2,850 in US
Median household income
$47,659
#55 of 56 in Montana · #2,857 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Pondera County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Pondera County population, land area and income

Pondera County had 6,078 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,624.6 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 56 in Montana by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 3.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Montana has 7,814 residents; Pondera County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,659 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,078

3144th1st

2724th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,625 sq mi

3144th1st

374th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2850th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,659

3143rd1st

2857th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

6,078

56th1st

33rd of 56 (MT)

Land area

1,625 sq mi

56th1st

44th of 56 (MT)

Density

3.7 / sq mi

56th1st

23rd of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$47,659

56th1st

55th of 56 (MT)

How Pondera County's population changed since 2020

Pondera County gained 201 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.4%. That ranks 26th of 56 in Montana for growth. The median Montana county changed by +2.8%, and the state as a whole by +4.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pondera County recorded 341 births and 342 deaths, a natural change of -1. Net international migration added +21 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +167. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 167 people.

5,87720206,01720216,09320226,10820236,0782024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
341
Deaths
342
Net international migration
+21
Net domestic migration
+167
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-30

Where Pondera County is

The Census internal point of Pondera County is at 48.228600, -112.220800. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades Montana's 56 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Pondera County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Liberty County: -1.2%Golden Valley County: +5.1%Dawson County: -2.1%Flathead County: +9.2%Beaverhead County: +6.7%Prairie County: +2.0%Garfield County: +0.9%Lewis and Clark County: +5.5%Sweet Grass County: +2.4%Wheatland County: -0.7%Ravalli County: +8.5%Jefferson County: +9.6%Carter County: -0.6%Chouteau County: -0.6%Custer County: +0.9%Teton County: +3.1%Granite County: +9.0%Deer Lodge County: +4.1%Cascade County: +0.1%Powder River County: +2.4%Meagher County: +7.3%Daniels County: -1.7%Glacier County: -1.8%Wibaux County: -2.7%Fallon County: -2.7%McCone County: -0.7%Sheridan County: -2.5%Missoula County: +3.5%Toole County: +3.7%Sanders County: +11.5%Roosevelt County: -5.6%Rosebud County: -1.3%Treasure County: -2.5%Yellowstone County: +3.9%Blaine County: -1.4%Musselshell County: +14.8%Broadwater County: +21.0%Powell County: +2.6%Fergus County: +3.4%Phillips County: +0.1%Gallatin County: +6.2%Silver Bow County: +2.6%Madison County: +12.6%Richland County: -4.4%Lake County: +6.9%Valley County: -1.7%Judith Basin County: +4.3%Hill County: -1.2%Big Horn County: -2.2%Stillwater County: +5.0%Carbon County: +9.4%Mineral County: +13.7%Petroleum County: +4.6%Pondera County: +3.4%Park County: +4.9%Lincoln County: +12.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < +0.9%
  3. < +3.9%
  4. < +7.3%
  5. ≥ +7.3%
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Orange pin: Pondera County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.228600, -112.220800
DMS
48°13'42.96"N 112°13'14.88"W
UTM
12N 409337.6E 5342429.1N
Geohash
c884q7erc
Plus code
85W96QHH+CM

Towns in Pondera County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pondera County, 2,395 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pondera County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Conrad with 2,395.

  1. 01Conrad2,395
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pondera County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pondera County. The most populous is Flathead County, MT, with 114,527 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 113.9 miles S of Pondera County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane Valley, WA (population 108,267), 235.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Falls, MT (population 60,013), 65.9 miles away.

Pondera County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pondera County is 30073: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 073. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,659.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pondera County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,078. That is up 201 people (3.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,877.

What is the FIPS code of Pondera County?

30073. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (073) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pondera County?

Conrad, with 2,395 residents inside Pondera County in 2024.

Which counties border Pondera County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Flathead County, MT; Glacier County, MT; Teton County, MT; Chouteau County, MT; Toole County, MT; Liberty County, MT.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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