Montague County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Daniel Montague
- Seat
- Montague
- Largest city
- Bowie
- Total
- 938 sq mi (2,430 km )
- Land
- 931 sq mi (2,410 km )
- Water
- 7.4 sq mi (19 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,966
- Density
- 21.4/sq mi (8.28/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 13th
- Website
- www .co .montague .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Montague County (/ˈmɒnteɪɡ/ MON-tayg) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, established in 1857. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,965. The county seat is Montague. The county was created in 1857 and organized the next year. It is named for Daniel Montague, a surveyor and soldier in the Mexican–American War.
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