Pony, Montana

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.[3] 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.[5][6][7]

Pony, Montana
Census-designated place
Pony, Montana
Coordinates: 45°39′31″N 111°53′40″W[1]
Country United States
State Montana
CountyMadison
Area
[2]
 • Total1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total127
 • Density94.63/sq mi (36.54/km2)
FIPS code30-58900
GNIS feature ID789074[4]
Pony Historic District
Area192 acres (78 ha)
ArchitectH.M. Patterson
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSPony MRA
NRHP reference No.87001264[5]
Added to NRHPAugust 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.[8][9]

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.[8]

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.[10]

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.[2] North Willow Creek flows through the community, running northeast and joining the Jefferson River south of Three Forks.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010118—
20201277.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

Notable people

Former Montana Lieutenant Gov. Karl Ohs owned a ranch in Pony.

References
  1. "Pony, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. "P1. Race – Pony CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pony, Montana
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. Mark T. Fiege (November 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pony Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016. with 35 photos from 1985
  7. Mark T. Fiege (November 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Pony, Montana". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  8. "Pony, Montana". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  9. "Pony, Montana". Travel Montana. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. "Pony, Montana". Pony Homecoming Club. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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