Moving to Conrad, Montana

Population: 2,753. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,600 (-5.6% change)
Males: 1,288 (46.8%), Females: 1,465 (53.2%)

Pondera County

Zip code: 59425

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $29,432
Median house value: $71,900

Population by Race

Races in Conrad:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (30.9%), Norwegian (19.2%), Irish (14.5%), English (10.2%), Dutch (6.0%), United States (5.8%).

Elevation: 3510 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Conrad

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conrad city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -144 (-5.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Conrad:

  • PONDERA MEDICAL CLINIC – CAH (805 SUNSET BOULEVARD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Conrad:

  • MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; SHELBY, MT)
  • MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; SHELBY, MT)
  • TETON MEDICAL CENTER -CAH (about 37 miles; CHOTEAU, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conrad:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 63 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 109 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
  • BERT MOONEY (about 158 miles; BUTTE, MT; Abbreviation: BTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Conrad:

  • CONRAD (about 2 miles; CONRAD, MT; Abbreviation: S01)
  • VALIER (about 23 miles; VALIER, MT; Abbreviation: 7S7)
  • SHELBY (about 26 miles; SHELBY, MT; Abbreviation: SBX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conrad:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 163 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 190 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 292 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 303 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 336 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 341 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 370 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)

Schools

Public high school in Conrad:

  • CONRAD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 229; Location: 308 SOUTH ILLINOIS; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Conrad:

  • PRAIRIE VIEW 3-5 (Students: 140; Location: 220 NORTH WISCONSIN; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • MEADOWLARK SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 17 3RD AVENUE SOUTHWEST; Grades: PK – 02)
  • UTTERBACK 7-8 (Students: 127; Location: 24 2ND AVENUE SOUTHWEST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • UTTERBACK 6 SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 24 2ND AVENUE SOUTHWEST; Grades: 06 – 06)
  • MIAMI SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: RT 3 BOX 449; Grades: PK – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Conrad:

  • CONRAD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: 99 COAL MINE ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Conrad:

  • CONRAD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $81,737; Location: 15 4TH AVENUE SW; 19,774 books; 425 audio materials; 1,083 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)