Pondera County

administration
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Conrad
Foundation :	1919
Demographics
Residents :	6153 (2010)
Population density :	1.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	4247 km²
Water surface :	39 km²
map

Website : www.ponderacountymontana.org

Pondera County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Conrad .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1920	5741	-
1930	6964	21.3%
1940	6716	-3.6%
1950	6392	-4.8%
1960	7653	19.7%
1970	6611	-13.6%
1980	6731	1.8%
1990	6433	-4.4%
2000	6424	-0.1%
2010	6153	-4.2%
1920–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Pondera County (as of 2000)

The county had 6,424 people as of the 2000 census . There were 15,008 households and 27,030 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.66% White, 0.09% African American, 14.46% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 0.12% other races Groups; 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.84% of the population.

Of the 15,008 households, 35.30% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.00% were married couples living together, 8.40% were single mothers. 27.80% were not families. 25.50% were single households and 12.30% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.18.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 6.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.80% between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.90% between 45 and 64 years of age 16.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,464 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,484. Males had a median income of $ 27,125 versus $ 19,314 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,276. 18.80% of the population and 15.00% of families are below the poverty line. 23.40% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.30% were 65 years of age or older.