Pondera County, Montana
Founding: 1919 Parent counties: Chouteau and Teton Namesake: The Pend d'Oreilles people Seat: Conrad (1919–) Land area: 1,623 square miles Population (2020): 5,898 Population (historic): 5,741 (1920); 6,964 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1930; 1950s; 1970s Subdivisions: One city; one town; eight CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 434 (20.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $866 Average outbuilding value (1930): $839 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,060 Average farm size (1920): 251.1 acres Sources of settlement: Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Washington, and Canada _________________________________________________________________________________ Conrad Namesake: William Conrad, Mo...