Pondera County, Montana

Pondera County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,153. Its county seat is Conrad.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,640 square miles (4,200 km²), of which 1,623 square miles (4,200 km²) is land and 17 square miles (44 km²) (1.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,424 people, 2,410 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,834 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.66% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 14.46% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.1% were of German, 13.8% Norwegian, 8.3% Irish, 5.7% American and 5.1% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.0% spoke English, 5.1% German and 1.8% Blackfoot as their first language.