| Official Name: | Pray, Montana |
| Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Park |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 75.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 74.14 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.37 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.63 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 790 |
| Population Density Km2: | 10.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 27.60 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5003 |
| Coordinates: | 45.3803°N -110.6817°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 59065 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 789175 |
| Website: | http://www.praymontana.net/ |
Pray is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Park County, Montana, United States, in the Paradise Valley. The town was founded in 1907 by Valentine Eggar, an entrepreneur.[2] He named it after Congressman Charles Nelson Pray.[3] Its population was 681 as of the 2010 census.[4] Pray has a post office with ZIP code 59065, which opened on December 8, 1909.[5] [6]
The community is located on Highway 540 (East River Road), on the Yellowstone River. It is 22 miles from Livingston, and 30 miles from Yellowstone National Park.[7] "Pray offers picturesque views of the Absaroka Mountain Range in the Gallatin National Forest."[8]
In 2012, the five acres that make up the town of Pray were offered for sale by owner Barbara Walker, a photographer, for $1.4 million.[9] The town "has been privately owned since it was founded."[7] Walker's family began running the town in 1953; she became mayor in 2007.[9]
"Being the owner of Pray doesn't have to be a difficult job," according to Ms. Walker.
"The town is pretty low-maintenance ... You collect the rent once a month and water and mow the lawn."[2]
The CDP is in Arrowhead Elementary School District and Park High School District.[10] Park High School District is a component of Livingston Public Schools.[11]