Conrad (Montana)
| Conrad | |
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| Nickname : The Heart Of The Golden Triangle | |
 Entrance to Conrad |
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| Location in Montana | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Montana |
| County : | Pondera County |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 10 ′ N , 111 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 2,570 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 793.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.24 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.24 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1072 m |
| Postal code : | 59425 |
| Area code : | +1 406 |
| FIPS : | 30-17275 |
| GNIS ID : | 0806937 |
| Website : | www.conradmontana.com |
| Mayor : | John Shevlin |
Conrad is a city in the US state of Montana , United States and the administrative seat of Pondera County .
Conrad lives mainly from agriculture . The urban area also includes Hutterite settlements .
geography
Conrad is located in northwest Montana near the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountain Front , a mountain range at the transition from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains . Interstate 15 runs through the city and runs from the Canadian border to San Diego . The urban area has a size of 3.24 km².
In 2010 the population was 2570.
history
Conrad came into being when the Great Northern Railway laid tracks in 1901 , on which the town was built. It was named after WG and CE Conrad, the owners of a large ranch and organizers of the Pondera Canal Company, a forerunner of today's irrigation system in the Conrad area.
The town grew rapidly thanks to agriculture until Conrad had 1,500 residents in 1916. After that, expansion slowed due to drought. It was not until 1926 that the dry season was over, and the discovery of oil a year later enabled Conrad to develop further.
In addition to agriculture and oil production, flax spinning mills and a brickworks have shaped the industry in Conrad in the past .
Web links
- Official Website of Conrad (English)
- Commercial and Agricultural Chamber of Conrad (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Montana State University (English; PDF; 152 kB)
- ↑ United States Census Bureau (English)
- ↑ Central Montana Travel and Tourist Information (English)