Pony, Montana
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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.[1] It includes the Script error: No such module "convert". Pony Historic District, a historic district with 95 contributing buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3][4]
History
The town gained its name from one of its early miners, Tecumseth Smith, a man nicknamed "Pony" because of his diminutive size.[5][6]
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.[5]
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.[7]
Geography
Montana Highway 283 (Pony Road) connects the town with U.S. Route 287 in Harrison, Script error: No such module "convert". to the northeast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pony CDP has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it recorded as land.[8] North Willow Creek flows through the community, running northeast and joining the Jefferson River south of Three Forks.
Demographics
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| 2010 | 118 | — | |
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Education
The CDP is in the Harrison K-12 Schools school district.[10]
Notable people
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References
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External links
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- Census-designated places in Madison County, Montana
- Census-designated places in Montana
- Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Montana
- Ghost towns in Montana
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
- Queen Anne architecture in Montana
- National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Montana
- Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana