Pondera County, Montana property search
Search an address or an owner in Pondera County, Montana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 8,355 lots are mapped here, covering 1,049,047 acres. 2,344 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Pondera County received $17.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 463 recipients. 6,957 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Singapore. Crop insurance paid $19 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 8,355
- Lots mapped
- 1,049,047
- Acres
- 2,344
- Institutional
Land use in Pondera County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Pondera County, Montana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Vacant Land | 4,257 | 586,673 |
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| Improved Property | 2,611 | 154,116 |
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| Exempt Property | 781 | 169,756 |
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| Tribal Property | 438 | 121,206 |
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| CN - Centrally Assessed Non-Valued Property | 34 | 27 |
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| Industrial Property | 16 | 278 |
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| Apartment | 9 | 6 |
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| Partial Exempt Property | 9 | 1,659 |
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| Mobile/RV Parks | 7 | 6 |
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| On Leased Land | 2 | 0 |
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| CA - Centrally Assessed | 1 | 1 |
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| Gravel Pit | 1 | 330 |
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Largest landowners in Pondera County
Largest landowners by acreage in Pondera County, Montana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MONTANA | 251 | 59,007 |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE INC | 52 | 14,549 |
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| KINGSBURY COLONY A MT CORP | 60 | 13,642 |
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| BIRCH CREEK COLONY INC | 48 | 13,431 |
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| PONDERA COLONY INC | 56 | 11,061 |
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| MIDWAY COLONY INC | 53 | 10,626 |
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| BILLS RANCH CO | 31 | 7,408 |
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| NATURE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NON PROFIT CORP | 25 | 6,209 |
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| BTR FARMS LLC | 49 | 5,834 |
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| BIG FLAT COULEE LLC | 25 | 5,722 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Montana
Federal farm payments in Pondera County
- $17.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 463
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Pondera County, Montana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.2M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $696K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $623K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Pondera County
- 6,957
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Pondera County, Montana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Singapore | 5,569 |
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| Canada | 1,121 |
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| Japan | 267 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Pondera County, Montana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BTR FARMS LLC (SINGAPORE) | 5,569 |
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| INTERCONTINENTAL TRUCK BODY, INC. (CANADA) | 1,121 |
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| UNITED GRAIN CORP. OF OREGON (JAPAN) | 267 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Pondera County
- 709
- Policies
- 427,168
- Insured acres
- $19M
- Claims paid
- 1.80
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Pondera County, Montana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $8.8M |
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| Barley | $5.5M |
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| Dry Peas | $3.4M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $383K |
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| Canola | $366K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 39,078
- CRP acres, 2025
- 16
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Pondera County last published these records on August 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.