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Montgomery County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- December 14, 1818
- Named after
- Richard Montgomery
- Seat
- Montgomery City
- Largest city
- Montgomery City
- Total
- 542 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Land
- 536 sq mi (1,390 km )
- Water
- 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,590
- Density
- 21.1/sq mi (8.16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- mcmo .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 11322
- Area
- 1399
- Official website
- mcmo.us
- Image
- Montgomery-County MO Courthouse 20150830 145.jpg
- Households
- 4995
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- Commons category
- Montgomery County, Missouri
- inception
- 1818-12-14
- water as percent of area
- 1.1
- native label
- Montgomery County
- per capita income
- 25976
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Montgomery County is a county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,322. Its county seat is Montgomery City. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.
The county comprises a portion of the Missouri Rhineland. It is approximately halfway between Columbia and St. Louis.