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Pondera County

Land records for Pondera County, Montana: ownership, ownership changes, permits and projects, and state records. As of Oct 5, 2026, from 5 public sources.

Pondera County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

1,034,058 acres in 8,169 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 16%Tribal 1%Individuals 40%Companies 27%Trusts 16%
Total assessed value

All parcels, Montana Department of Revenue, by tax year.

$0$500M$1.0B201320202025$999M

Owner types come from the owner name on the state roll (src/parcels/classify.py). Public access map.

Ownership changes

From monthly copies of the state parcel roll, dated by the copy, not the deed. People are shown as “Private individual”.

Last 90 days, by type

One parcel can count in several rows (a sale to an out-of-state LLC is all three).

Sold121
Sold to a company10
Out-of-state buyer8
Lot split8
Public to private0
Parcels that changed owner, by year

From the yearly copies of the state roll, 2014 to 2025.

05001,00020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    646.61 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to NATIVE LAND ENTERPRISES
    1950 SAM GEORGE RD CONRAD, MT 59425, 159.43 acres, parcel 26398623404040000
  • Sold
    Private trust to Private trust
    157.74 acres, parcel 26420327301010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    132.41 acres, parcel 26398013204010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    Conrad, 85.96 acres, parcel 26398626201010000

The full list of sales, splits and filings, with a weekly email, is in Data4 Pro.

Permits and projects

Permits, planning cases and land-use hearings, plus state DEQ and MDT permits.

Permits and projects per month

Last 24 months, all sources.

012Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Oct 26

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • Valier - West
    Environmental permit Highway 44 from RP 0 to RP 14.1, #MTB013584, Expired
  • Valier - West
    Environmental permit Highway 44 from RP 0 to RP 14.1, #MTR111388, Effective
  • NEW MIAMI COLONY
    Environmental permit 400 NEW MIAMI ROAD, #MTG010168, Effective
  • MIDWAY COLONY
    Environmental permit 6049 HEALY SPRING RD, #MTG010209, Effective
  • KINGSBURY COLONY FEEDLOT
    Environmental permit 600 KINGSBURY ROAD, #MTG010238, Effective

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Pondera County, on the map and as CSV, is in Data4 Pro.

Water and resources

From DNRC, the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, the Board of Oil and Gas and BLM.

Open the water and resources map

Market context

Population, income, rent, housing permits and jobs from the Census Bureau and HUD, with the Montana figure for comparison.

6,072
people (2025)
+3.2% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$52,338
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$784
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,254
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Pondera County, MT
$206,100
median home value
Montana: $375,800
32%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
1,103
private jobs (2023)
-9.6% since 2018
$769
average weekly wage
+23.2% in five years
New homes permitted per year

Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 0 so far this year.

0122016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

Census population estimates, July 1 each year. The scale does not start at zero.

5,8006,0506,300202020256,072
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Health care & social assistance207
Retail trade202
Accommodation & food services121
Construction116
Wholesale trade89

ACS 5-year estimates carry margins of error; *_moe fields are 90% MOEs. Small counties (Petroleum, Garfield, Treasure…) have wide MOEs. Median home value is top-coded at $2,000,001. Sources: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 county totals; Building Permits Survey, county annual and monthly files; Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (effective Oct 1 2025) — HUD eGIS feature service; County Business Patterns 2023 (fallback for BLS QCEW).

Known gaps

  • Building permits: no city or county here publishes permits online. New construction appears only through state permits (DEQ, MDT) and new address points.
  • Recorded documents: the recorder’s index is not online; documents are searched in person at the courthouse.
  • Hearing agendas: commission and planning board agendas are not read for this county yet.
  • Zoning: no zoning districts on file. Much of the county may be unzoned; check with the county planner.
  • Sale prices: Montana does not disclose sale prices, so none appear on Data 4 MT.

Official sources

Data for this page: county JSON. All counties: counties.json.