Welcome to Conrad ...

The city of Conrad is located in Pondera County<1> (at the time of its founding, Conrad was located in Chouteau County) and is the County Seat for Pondera County.

The location of Conrad has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conrad, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Conrad has a population of 2,445 people<3> (see below for details).

Conrad is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Conrad is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Conrad lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Conrad is located in the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Conrad had an population of 2,445 people. This is a decrease of 4.86% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Conrad had a population of 2,570 people (or 41.77% of the total population of Pondera County). This makes Conrad the county's most populous community.

The population of Conrad represents 0.26% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,570 people, the population of Conrad decreased 6.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,753 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Conrad.

Communities Also Named Conrad ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Conrad - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Conrad.

Communities near Conrad ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Conrad.

• Valier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
  • Valier is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <5>
• Ledger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
  • Ledger is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledger <5>
• Gallup City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
  • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
• Brady
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <5>
• Pendroy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy
  • Pendroy is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendroy <5>
• Collins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Teton County
• Bynum
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Bynum is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <5>
• Shelby
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Dutton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Dutton is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton <5>
• Dupuyer
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupuyer
  • Dupuyer is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupuyer <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Conrad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conrad.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Conrad. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conrad.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Conrad. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Conrad.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conrad ...

Looking for more information about Conrad? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Conrad, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Conrad.

Adding Conrad to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conrad in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Conrad was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conrad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conrad. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pondera County: www.ponderacountymontana.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/