Pony, Montana
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
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Pony is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Madison County, Montana, United States, on the eastern edge of the Tobacco Root Mountains. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 127.[2] It includes the 192-acre (78 ha) Pony Historic District, a historic district with 95 contributing buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5][6]
Pony, Montana | |
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Pony, Montana | |
 Interactive map of Pony, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′38″N 111°52′34″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Montana |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2) |
| • Land | 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 127 |
| • Density | 94.6/sq mi (36.54/km2) |
| FIPS code | 30-58900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583835[3] |
Pony Historic District | |
  Location within Montana  Location within the United States | |
| Area | 192 acres (78 ha) |
| Architect | H.M. Patterson |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Pony MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001264[4] |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1987 |
History
The town gained its name from one of its early miners, Tecumseth Smith, a man nicknamed "Pony" because of his diminutive size.[7][8]
Settled in the 1860s, Pony was a prosperous gold-mining community in the late nineteenth century, with at least 5,000 residents. Mining operations declined in the early 20th century, and all were closed by 1922.[7]
A number of historic buildings from Pony's boom era remain in the old town today. Major buildings are managed, voluntarily, by the Pony Homecoming Club, a non-profit organization that maintains the town's public spaces.[9]
Geography
Montana Highway 283 (Pony Road) connects the town with U.S. Route 287 in Harrison, 6 miles (10 km) to the northeast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pony CDP has an area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), all of it recorded as land.[1] North Willow Creek flows through the community, running northeast and joining the Jefferson River south of Three Forks.
Demographics
Education
The CDP is in the Harrison K-12 Schools school district.[11]
Notable people
Former Montana Lieutenant Gov. Karl Ohs owned a ranch in Pony.[citation needed]
