Pondera County, Montana

Pondera County is a United States county located in the United States of Montana. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 6424 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 5852 in July 2008, It is the 32nd most populous county in the U.S. state of Montana. It is spread over 1639.85 square miles (4247.19 kmē), of which, 1624.7 square miles (4207.95 kmē ) of it is land and 15.16 square miles (39.26 kmē) of it is water, it is the 12th smallest in terms of geographical size.

Pondera County Montana
Map of Pondera County, Montana

As of the census of 2000, there were 6424 people in the county, organized into 2410 households, and 1739 families living in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1.54/kmē), it is Montana's 20th most densely populated county. There were 2834 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile (0.66/kmē). The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.18. The population's age distribution was 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 5852, The racial makeup of the county was 4740 White, 7 Black or African American, 999 American Indian, 7 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 96 from two or more races.

Pondera County Montana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Pondera County Montana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Pondera County Montana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30464, making it the 20th highest county by median household income in Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $36484, it is 28th wealthiest county by median family income in Montana. The per capita income for the county was $14276, it is 11th poorest county by per capita income in Montana.

In 2000, 1825 pupils and students, of which 49.97% are male and 50.03% are female, 28.41% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.23% nursery or pri school, 3.56% kindergarten, 50.03% elementary school, 30.47% high school and 8.71% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Conrad CityPondera County1.181.18027532338.51574229432
2Heart Butte CdpPondera County4.524.50.02698154.9684520885
3Valier TownPondera County1.191.190498418.51486230000
YearPopulation
April 2000 census6424
April 2000 Estimate6424
July 2000 Estimate6377
July 2001 Estimate6326
July 2002 Estimate6220
July 2003 Estimate6125
July 2004 Estimate6003
July 2005 Estimate5976
July 2006 Estimate5937
July 2007 Estimate5921
July 2008 Estimate5852
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5280132
Kindergarten471865
Elementary school461452913
High school268288556
College or graduate school8475159
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Pondera County, Montana$30464$36484$14276
Montana, United States$33024$40487$17151
United States$41994$50046$21587