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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pony’s mean commuting time is 62 minutes, against 17 minutes in Montana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher median age than Pony. Its National Register listings include Powder House and Pony Historic District. Pony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Pony beats most towns.
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ordered by what stands out in Pony.
Pony: 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Billings (11%), Twin Bridges (7%) and Dillon (7%). For half of commuters, work is under 37 miles away.
| Pony | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pony’s FEMA risk score stands at 74 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 67% come from avalanches and 20% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 79° on a July afternoon, with about 45 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Pony, 76% had a checkup this year. Of the 42 Montana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Pony. This Montana town beats the Montana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Pony | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pony | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 43 Montana towns, just 3 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Pony.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.2 miles of trail. For Pony, the trail network density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pony is unincorporated, so Madison County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Pony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Pony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
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. 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.
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Pony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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