Pondera County, Montana
11 public bodies govern here, 8 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,035
- Median household income
- $52,338
- ±4,638
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 162 of 2,781 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.8%
- 1,855 of 2,268 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Pondera | 5,994 (2021) | 20 4th Ave Sw, Conrad | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Conrad | 2,354 (2021) | 413 S Main St, Conrad | — |
| Town of Valier | 496 (2021) | Po Box 512, Valier | Website |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pondera County Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 54, Valier | — |
| Pondera County Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | Po Box 561, Conrad | — |
| Pondera County Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 780, Conrad | — |
| Conrad Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 20 4th Ave Sw, Conrad | — |
| Pondera Regional Port Authority | Other single function districts | 409 S Main St, Conrad | — |
| Brady Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 145, Brady | — |
| Pondera County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 406 N Main St, Conrad | — |
| Tiber County Water District | Water supply utility | 2798 Price Rd, Conrad | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Conrad Elem
School district3 schools
215 South Maryland St, Conrad, MT, 59425
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Conrad H S
School district1 schools
215 South Maryland St, Conrad, MT, 59425
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Dupuyer Elem
School district1 schools
319 Columbus Loop, Dupuyer, MT, 59432
Heart Butte K-12 Schools
School district3 schools
1 School Road, Heart Butte, MT, 59448
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Miami Elem
School district1 schools
400 New Miami Colony Lane, Conrad, MT, 59425
Pondera
Supervisory union0 schools
20 4th Ave SW, Conrad, MT, 59425
Valier Elem
School district3 schools
804 4th Street, Valier, MT, 59486
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Valier H S
School district1 schools
804 4th Street, Valier, MT, 59486
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Missouri River Landing Farmers' Market (Fort Benton)
Downtown Whitefish Farmers Market (1 Central avenue Whitefish) · Bigfork Farmer's Market (8096 MT Hwy 35 Bigfork) · Columbia Falls Community Market (Columbia Falls) · and 1 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.