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]
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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 118 | — | |
| 2020 | 127 | 7.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
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]
References
- ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Pony CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pony, Montana
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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
- ^ Mark T. Fiege (November 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Pony, Montana". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Pony, Montana". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Pony, Montana". Travel Montana. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Pony, Montana". Pony Homecoming Club. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2024. - Text list
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