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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

April 24, 2023

Not to be confused with Montgomery, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,553, representing a 7.1% increase from the 799,884 residents counted in the 2010 census.[1] Montgomery County is located adjacent to and northwest of Philadelphia. The county seat and largest city is Norristown.[2] Montgomery County is geographically diverse, ranging from farms and open land in the extreme north of the county to densely populated suburban neighborhoods in the southern and central portions of the county.

Montgomery County
Pennsylvanian county
Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, May 2007
Flag
Nickname: 
Montco
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°13′N 75°22′W / 40.21°N 75.37°W / 40.21; -75.37
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
FoundedSeptember 10, 1784
Named forRichard Montgomery or Montgomeryshire
SeatNorristown
Largest municipalityLower Merion Township
Government
 • County CommissionersKenneth E. Lawrence Jr., Chair
Jamila H. Winder, Vice Chair
Joseph C. Gale, Commissioner
Area
 • Total487 sq mi (1,260 km2)
 • Land483 sq mi (1,250 km2)
 • Water4.2 sq mi (11 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total856,553
 • Estimate 
(2021)
860,578
 • Density1,773/sq mi (685/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts1st, 4th, 5th
Websitewww.montcopa.org
Interactive map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area, sometimes expansively known as the Delaware Valley. The county marks part of the Delaware Valley's northern border with the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. In 2010, Montgomery County was the 66th-wealthiest county in the country by median household income. The county borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, to its southeast.

The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part of Philadelphia County. The first courthouse was housed in the Barley Sheaf Inn. It is believed to have been named either for Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, or for the Welsh county of Montgomeryshire, which was named after one of William the Conqueror's main counselors, Roger de Montgomerie since it was part of the Welsh Tract, an area of Pennsylvania settled by Quakers from Wales.[3] Early histories of the county indicate the origin of the county's name as uncertain.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 487 square miles (1,260 km2), of which 483 square miles (1,250 km2) was land and 4.2 square miles (11 km2) (0.9%) was water.[4]

Adjacent counties

National protected area

County Owned Parks [5]

Park Acres Trail Miles
Central Perkiomen Valley Park 800 19
Green Lane Park 3,400 25
Lock 60 at Schuylkill Canal Park - 5
Lorimer Park 230 5.4
Lower Perkiomen Valley Park 107 -
Norristown Farm Park 690 8
Upper Schuylkill Valley Park 15 -

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
179022,918—
180024,1505.4%
181029,70323.0%
182035,79320.5%
183039,40610.1%
184047,24119.9%
185058,29123.4%
186070,50020.9%
187081,61215.8%
188096,49418.2%
1890123,29027.8%
1900138,99512.7%
1910169,59022.0%
1920199,31017.5%
1930265,80433.4%
1940289,2478.8%
1950353,06822.1%
1960516,68246.3%
1970623,79920.7%
1980643,6213.2%
1990678,1115.4%
2000750,09710.6%
2010799,8846.6%
2020856,5537.1%
2021 (est.)860,578[6]0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010–2020[1]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county was 73.27% White (72.18% White, non-Hispanic), 9.55% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American or Alaskan Native, 7.94% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 2.87% some other race; 6.13% were two or more races. 6.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[11]

Montgomery County Racial Composition[12]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 618,244 72.2%
Black or African American (NH) 79,510 9.3%
Native American (NH) 763 0.1%
Asian (NH) 67,761 8%
Pacific Islander (NH) 168 0.02%
Other/Mixed (NH) 35,595 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 54,512 6.4%

The largest townships/boroughs in Montgomery County include:

Township/borough Population (2010 US Census) Density mi2
Lower Merion Township 57,825 2,526.1
Abington Township 55,310 3,630.3
Cheltenham Township 36,793 4,083.1
Municipality of Norristown 34,324 9,806.9
Upper Merion Township 28,395 1,593.3
Horsham Township 26,147 1,398.6
Upper Dublin Township 25,569 1,960.7
Lower Providence Township 25,436 1,458.8
Montgomery Township 24,790 2,067.1
Upper Moreland Township 24,015 3,202

Politics

As of December 27, 2022, there are 597,648 registered voters in Montgomery County.[13]

Historically, Montgomery County was a stronghold for the Republican Party. The county was the only one carried by Barbara Hafer in the 1990 gubernatorial election over the incumbent governor, Bob Casey. However, the Democratic Party has made substantial gains in the county over the last quarter-century and gained the registration edge early in 2008. Like neighboring Bucks County, the county voted Democratic during the Civil War era. But as in most of Philadelphia's suburbs, the brand of Republicanism practiced in Montgomery County for much of the 20th century was a moderate one. As the national parties have polarized, the county's voters have increasingly supported Democrats at the national level. The county voted for the Republican presidential nominee in all but two elections from 1896 to 1988, that being in 1892 and 1964. However, Montgomery County residents have voted for the Democratic presidential nominee since 1992, with the margins progressively increasing between every election, except in 2012. In the 2020 election, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to get over 60% of the county's vote.

Despite Donald Trump's victory in the state of Pennsylvania in the 2016 election, Montgomery County was one of the few counties in Pennsylvania which swung in the Democratic presidential candidates' direction with Hillary Clinton winning Montgomery County with 58.87% of the vote, an improvement from Barack Obama's 56.6% vote share in 2012. In the 2016 U.S. Senate elections as well as the Pennsylvania Attorney General elections, Montgomery County voted for Katie McGinty and Josh Shapiro, both Democrats.[14]

Most county-level offices were held by Republicans until after the 2007 election, when Democrats picked up control of five row offices. Democrats have also won several elections in the Pennsylvania General Assembly in recent years, including two GOP-leaning State House districts in 2004, the 148th with Mike Gerber and the 153rd with Josh Shapiro. Today, although the county is very Democratic at the national level, at the state and local level, it is not specifically partisan.

In the 2004 United States Senate election, Republican Arlen Specter won the county over Montco resident Joe Hoeffel, but Democrat Bob Casey, Jr. out-polled Rick Santorum in the 2006 Senate election. In 2006, Democrat Rick Taylor unseated incumbent Republican Eugene McGill in the 151st (although Taylor lost in 2010 to Republican Todd Stephens) and, in 2008, Democrat Matthew Bradford unseated incumbent Republican Jay Moyer in the 70th. Six of the county's 12 state house seats and four of the county's eight senate seats are now held by Democrats. All four statewide Democratic candidates carried Montgomery in 2008, with Barack Obama receiving 60% of the county's vote. Barack Obama won Montgomery County in 2008 and 2012.

United States presidential election results for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 185,460 36.23% 319,511 62.41% 6,949 1.36%
2016 162,731 37.10% 256,082 58.38% 19,839 4.52%
2012 174,381 42.24% 233,356 56.52% 5,132 1.24%
2008 165,552 39.16% 253,393 59.94% 3,796 0.90%
2004 175,741 43.98% 222,048 55.57% 1,802 0.45%
2000 145,623 43.81% 177,990 53.54% 8,809 2.65%
1996 121,047 41.18% 143,664 48.87% 29,250 9.95%
1992 125,704 39.46% 136,572 42.87% 56,300 17.67%
1988 170,294 60.20% 109,834 38.83% 2,742 0.97%
1984 181,426 64.18% 99,741 35.29% 1,499 0.53%
1980 156,996 57.81% 84,289 31.04% 30,268 11.15%
1976 155,480 56.92% 112,644 41.24% 5,045 1.85%
1972 173,662 64.31% 91,959 34.06% 4,397 1.63%
1968 141,621 54.32% 102,464 39.30% 16,647 6.38%
1964 102,714 42.96% 135,657 56.74% 704 0.29%
1960 142,796 60.68% 92,212 39.18% 318 0.14%
1956 133,270 69.20% 59,095 30.69% 218 0.11%
1952 115,899 66.62% 57,701 33.17% 373 0.21%
1948 85,576 66.53% 41,112 31.96% 1,938 1.51%
1944 78,260 61.71% 47,815 37.70% 752 0.59%
1940 73,250 59.51% 49,409 40.14% 432 0.35%
1936 66,442 52.52% 57,870 45.74% 2,194 1.73%
1932 64,619 64.00% 32,971 32.66% 3,371 3.34%
1928 76,680 76.37% 23,026 22.93% 702 0.70%
1924 45,407 75.48% 11,094 18.44% 3,653 6.07%
1920 31,963 69.70% 12,239 26.69% 1,653 3.60%
1916 20,431 58.25% 13,658 38.94% 983 2.80%
1912 8,978 26.69% 11,894 35.37% 12,760 37.94%
1908 19,088 59.82% 11,899 37.29% 922 2.89%
1904 18,833 62.58% 10,420 34.62% 843 2.80%
1900 17,051 59.10% 11,208 38.85% 590 2.05%
1896 17,329 61.25% 9,985 35.29% 980 3.46%
1892 13,591 49.10% 13,611 49.17% 480 1.73%
1888 13,445 50.90% 12,582 47.63% 390 1.48%
1884 11,617 50.54% 11,088 48.24% 281 1.22%
1880 11,026 49.75% 11,025 49.75% 112 0.51%

Government

Montgomery County is governed by a three-person county commission. The current composition is two Democrats and one Republican. By law, the county commission must have one member of a minority party represented.

County commissioners

Holder Party Position
Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. Democratic Chair
Jamila H. Winder Democratic Vice Chair
Joseph Gale Republican

County row offices

As of the November 2019 election:

Office Holder Party
Clerk of Courts Lori Schreiber Democratic
Controller Karen Geld Sanchez Democratic
Coroner Michael Milbourne Democratic
District Attorney Kevin R. Steele Democratic
Prothonotary Noah Marlier Democratic
Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg Democratic
Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes Democratic
Sheriff Sean Kilkenny Democratic
Treasurer Jason Salus Democratic
Jury Commissioner Joanne Cisco Olszewski Democratic
Jury Commissioner Merry Woods Republican

Same-sex marriage

On July 24, 2013, Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes, a Democrat, announced he would begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, flouting Pennsylvania law banning such unions. Hanes called the commonwealth's ban "arbitrary and suspect", saying he believes it violates the Pennsylvania Constitution and the United States Constitution. The Republican administration of Governor Tom Corbett filed suit in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in an attempt to block Hanes from licensing same-sex marriage.[16] Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini ordered Hanes in September 2013 to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses. After Federal Judge John Jones threw out Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage in May 2014, calling it unconstitutional, offices in other counties were able to issue these licenses, while Hanes had to wait for the ruling against him to be removed.[17]

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

 
The 2018 Congressional map ordered by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania places the majority of Montgomery County within the new 4th congressional district.

State Senate

State House of Representatives

Economy

 
 
Montgomery County ranges from the densely populated rowhouse streets of Cheltenham Township (top) to the forests and open land around Perkiomen Creek in the northern part of the county (bottom).

Montgomery County is a suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth most populous city, and many of its residents work in the city. However, Montco is also a major employment center with large business parks in Blue Bell, Lansdale, Fort Washington, Horsham, and King of Prussia which attract thousands of workers from all over the region. The strong job base and taxes generated by those jobs have resulted in Montgomery County receiving the highest credit rating of 'AAA' from Standard & Poor's, one of fewer than 30 counties in the United States with such a rating.[18] In 2012, Moody's downgraded the general obligation rating to Aa1,[19] and in 2018 the rating was revised back to Aaa.[20]

Major employers include:[21]

Education

Colleges and universities

Public school districts

 
Map of Montgomery County public school districts

School districts:[22]

Private secondary schools

Night schools/adult education

  • Abington Township Adult School
  • Cheltenham Township Adult School

Communities

 
Map of Montgomery County with municipal labels showing boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue)

Under Pennsylvania law, five types of incorporated municipalities are listed: cities, boroughs, townships, home rule municipalities (which can include communities that bear the name "Borough" or "Township") and, in at most two cases, towns. These boroughs, townships, and home rule municipalities are located in Montgomery County:

Home rule municipalities

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the United States Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here, as well.

Even though the historic village of Valley Forge, as well as the park, are partially located within Montgomery County, the modern village is in Chester County, PA

Unincorporated communities

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Montgomery County.[25]

† county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2010 Census)
1 † Norristown Municipality 34,324
2 Pottstown Borough 22,377
3 King of Prussia CDP 19,936
4 Lansdale Borough 16,269
5 Willow Grove CDP 15,726
6 Horsham CDP 14,842
7 Montgomeryville CDP 12,624
8 Ardmore (partially in Delaware County) CDP 12,455
9 Harleysville CDP 9,286
10 Audubon CDP 8,433
11 Glenside CDP 8,384
12 Sanatoga CDP 8,378
13 Kulpsville CDP 8,194
14 Conshohocken Borough 7,833
15 Hatboro Borough 7,360
16 Maple Glen CDP 6,742
17 Souderton Borough 6,618
18 Ambler Borough 6,417
19 Plymouth Meeting CDP 6,177
20 Blue Bell CDP 6,067
21 Trooper CDP 5,744
22 Penn Wynne CDP 5,697
23 Oreland CDP 5,678
24 Wyndmoor CDP 5,498
25 Fort Washington CDP 5,446
26 Collegeville Borough 5,089
27 Telford (partially in Bucks County) Borough 4,872
28 Gilbertsville CDP 4,832
29 Eagleville CDP 4,800
30 Royersford Borough 4,752
31 Bridgeport Borough 4,554
32 Flourtown CDP 4,538
33 Jenkintown Borough 4,422
34 Narberth Borough 4,282
35 Gladwyne CDP 4,050
36 Pennsburg Borough 3,843
37 Spring House CDP 3,804
38 Bryn Mawr CDP 3,779
39 Skippack CDP 3,758
40 Stowe CDP 3,695
41 Trappe Borough 3,509
42 Pottsgrove CDP 3,469
43 Hatfield Borough 3,290
44 North Wales Borough 3,229
45 Wyncote CDP 3,044
46 East Greenville Borough 2,951
47 Halfway House CDP 2,881
48 Rockledge Borough 2,543
49 Red Hill Borough 2,383
50 Spring Mount CDP 2,259
51 Evansburg CDP 2,129
52 Schwenksville Borough 1,385
53 Bryn Athyn Municipality 1,375
54 Haverford College (mostly in Delaware County) CDP 1,331
55 West Conshohocken Borough 1,320
56 Woxhall CDP 1,318
57 Arcadia University CDP 595
58 Green Lane Borough 508

Transportation

Major roads and highways

 
I-276/Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound at I-476/Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension in Montgomery County

Public transportation

The county is served by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), which include bus, commuter rail, and interurban rail services. Pottstown Area Rapid Transit (PART) also provides bus services around the Pottstown area in the western portion of the county.[26]

Airports

Commercial airline service is provided primarily by Philadelphia International Airport, located in Philadelphia and Delaware County.[27] Other public use airports include Heritage Field in Limerick Township, Wings Field in Blue Bell, and Pottstown Municipal Airport.

Culture

Climate

The county has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) except in some lowland areas very close to Philadelphia where it is humid subtropical (Cfa). The hardiness zones are 6b and 7a.

Climate data for Upper Hanover Twp (Elevation: 489 ft (149 m)) 1981 - 2010 Averages
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 37.8
(3.2) 		41.1
(5.1) 		49.8
(9.9) 		61.7
(16.5) 		72.1
(22.3) 		80.8
(27.1) 		84.9
(29.4) 		83.2
(28.4) 		76.2
(24.6) 		64.5
(18.1) 		53.3
(11.8) 		41.8
(5.4) 		62.4
(16.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 29.3
(−1.5) 		31.9
(−0.1) 		39.7
(4.3) 		50.5
(10.3) 		60.4
(15.8) 		69.5
(20.8) 		74.0
(23.3) 		72.3
(22.4) 		64.8
(18.2) 		53.2
(11.8) 		43.5
(6.4) 		33.5
(0.8) 		52.0
(11.1)
Average low °F (°C) 20.8
(−6.2) 		22.7
(−5.2) 		29.6
(−1.3) 		39.2
(4.0) 		48.7
(9.3) 		58.3
(14.6) 		63.0
(17.2) 		61.4
(16.3) 		53.4
(11.9) 		41.9
(5.5) 		33.7
(0.9) 		25.2
(−3.8) 		41.6
(5.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.27
(83) 		2.71
(69) 		3.55
(90) 		3.86
(98) 		4.27
(108) 		4.21
(107) 		4.83
(123) 		3.90
(99) 		4.63
(118) 		4.26
(108) 		3.65
(93) 		3.75
(95) 		46.89
(1,191)
Average relative humidity (%) 68.4 65.1 60.6 59.5 63.6 69.0 69.0 71.8 72.9 71.4 70.4 70.7 67.7
Average dew point °F (°C) 20.2
(−6.6) 		21.5
(−5.8) 		27.2
(−2.7) 		36.9
(2.7) 		48.0
(8.9) 		58.9
(14.9) 		63.2
(17.3) 		62.7
(17.1) 		55.9
(13.3) 		44.2
(6.8) 		34.5
(1.4) 		25.0
(−3.9) 		41.6
(5.3)
Source: PRISM[28]
Climate data for Cheltenham (Elevation: 125 ft (38 m)) 1981 - 2010 Averages
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 40.6
(4.8) 		43.9
(6.6) 		52.0
(11.1) 		63.3
(17.4) 		73.0
(22.8) 		82.3
(27.9) 		86.3
(30.2) 		84.9
(29.4) 		78.0
(25.6) 		66.7
(19.3) 		55.9
(13.3) 		44.9
(7.2) 		64.4
(18.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 33.2
(0.7) 		35.9
(2.2) 		43.2
(6.2) 		53.7
(12.1) 		63.2
(17.3) 		72.8
(22.7) 		77.3
(25.2) 		76.0
(24.4) 		68.8
(20.4) 		57.3
(14.1) 		47.5
(8.6) 		37.7
(3.2) 		55.6
(13.1)
Average low °F (°C) 25.8
(−3.4) 		27.8
(−2.3) 		34.3
(1.3) 		44.0
(6.7) 		53.4
(11.9) 		63.2
(17.3) 		68.4
(20.2) 		67.1
(19.5) 		59.6
(15.3) 		48.0
(8.9) 		39.2
(4.0) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		46.9
(8.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.46
(88) 		2.77
(70) 		4.10
(104) 		3.92
(100) 		4.15
(105) 		4.12
(105) 		4.96
(126) 		4.24
(108) 		4.29
(109) 		3.71
(94) 		3.52
(89) 		3.92
(100) 		47.16
(1,198)
Average relative humidity (%) 65.5 61.6 57.3 57.2 61.4 63.5 65.0 66.9 68.0 67.9 66.5 66.6 64.0
Average dew point °F (°C) 22.9
(−5.1) 		24.0
(−4.4) 		29.1
(−1.6) 		38.9
(3.8) 		49.7
(9.8) 		59.7
(15.4) 		64.6
(18.1) 		64.2
(17.9) 		57.8
(14.3) 		46.8
(8.2) 		36.9
(2.7) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		43.6
(6.4)
Source: PRISM[28]

See also

References

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  24. ^ Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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External links

 
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Coordinates: 40°13′N 75°22′W / 40.21°N 75.37°W / 40.21; -75.37

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Not to be confused with Montgomery Lycoming County Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania It is the third most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd most populous county in the United States As of the 2020 census the population of the county was 856 553 representing a 7 1 increase from the 799 884 residents counted in the 2010 census 1 Montgomery County is located adjacent to and northwest of Philadelphia The county seat and largest city is Norristown 2 Montgomery County is geographically diverse ranging from farms and open land in the extreme north of the county to densely populated suburban neighborhoods in the southern and central portions of the county Montgomery CountyPennsylvanian countyMontgomery County Courthouse in Norristown May 2007FlagNickname MontcoLocation within the U S state of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania s location within the U S Coordinates 40 13 N 75 22 W 40 21 N 75 37 W 40 21 75 37Country United StatesState PennsylvaniaFoundedSeptember 10 1784Named forRichard Montgomery or MontgomeryshireSeatNorristownLargest municipalityLower Merion TownshipGovernment County CommissionersKenneth E Lawrence Jr ChairJamila H Winder Vice ChairJoseph C Gale CommissionerArea Total487 sq mi 1 260 km2 Land483 sq mi 1 250 km2 Water4 2 sq mi 11 km2 0 9 Population 2020 Total856 553 Estimate 2021 860 578 Density1 773 sq mi 685 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Congressional districts1st 4th 5thWebsitewww wbr montcopa wbr orgInteractive map of Montgomery County Pennsylvania Montgomery County is included in the Philadelphia Camden Wilmington PA NJ DE MD metropolitan statistical area sometimes expansively known as the Delaware Valley The county marks part of the Delaware Valley s northern border with the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania In 2010 Montgomery County was the 66th wealthiest county in the country by median household income The county borders Philadelphia the nation s sixth largest city to its southeast The county was created on September 10 1784 out of land originally part of Philadelphia County The first courthouse was housed in the Barley Sheaf Inn It is believed to have been named either for Richard Montgomery an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City or for the Welsh county of Montgomeryshire which was named after one of William the Conqueror s main counselors Roger de Montgomerie since it was part of the Welsh Tract an area of Pennsylvania settled by Quakers from Wales 3 Early histories of the county indicate the origin of the county s name as uncertain Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Adjacent counties 1 2 National protected area 1 3 County Owned Parks 5 2 Demographics 2 1 2020 census 3 Politics 4 Government 4 1 County commissioners 4 2 County row offices 4 2 1 Same sex marriage 4 3 United States Senate 4 4 United States House of Representatives 4 5 State Senate 4 6 State House of Representatives 5 Economy 6 Education 6 1 Colleges and universities 6 2 Public school districts 6 3 Private secondary schools 6 4 Night schools adult education 7 Communities 7 1 Home rule municipalities 7 2 Boroughs 7 3 Townships 7 4 Census designated places 7 5 Unincorporated communities 7 6 Population ranking 8 Transportation 8 1 Major roads and highways 8 2 Public transportation 8 3 Airports 9 Culture 10 Climate 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksGeography EditAccording to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 487 square miles 1 260 km2 of which 483 square miles 1 250 km2 was land and 4 2 square miles 11 km2 0 9 was water 4 Adjacent counties Edit Lehigh County north Bucks County northeast Philadelphia County southeast Delaware County southwest Chester County west Berks County northwest National protected area Edit Valley Forge National Historical Park part County Owned Parks 5 Edit Park Acres Trail MilesCentral Perkiomen Valley Park 800 19Green Lane Park 3 400 25Lock 60 at Schuylkill Canal Park 5Lorimer Park 230 5 4Lower Perkiomen Valley Park 107 Norristown Farm Park 690 8Upper Schuylkill Valley Park 15 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 179022 918 180024 1505 4 181029 70323 0 182035 79320 5 183039 40610 1 184047 24119 9 185058 29123 4 186070 50020 9 187081 61215 8 188096 49418 2 1890123 29027 8 1900138 99512 7 1910169 59022 0 1920199 31017 5 1930265 80433 4 1940289 2478 8 1950353 06822 1 1960516 68246 3 1970623 79920 7 1980643 6213 2 1990678 1115 4 2000750 09710 6 2010799 8846 6 2020856 5537 1 2021 est 860 578 6 0 5 U S Decennial Census 7 1790 1960 8 1900 1990 9 1990 2000 10 2010 2020 1 2020 census Edit As of the 2020 census the county was 73 27 White 72 18 White non Hispanic 9 55 Black or African American 0 22 Native American or Alaskan Native 7 94 Asian 0 02 Pacific Islander and 2 87 some other race 6 13 were two or more races 6 36 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race 11 Montgomery County Racial Composition 12 Race Num Perc White NH 618 244 72 2 Black or African American NH 79 510 9 3 Native American NH 763 0 1 Asian NH 67 761 8 Pacific Islander NH 168 0 02 Other Mixed NH 35 595 4 2 Hispanic or Latino 54 512 6 4 The largest townships boroughs in Montgomery County include Township borough Population 2010 US Census Density mi2Lower Merion Township 57 825 2 526 1Abington Township 55 310 3 630 3Cheltenham Township 36 793 4 083 1Municipality of Norristown 34 324 9 806 9Upper Merion Township 28 395 1 593 3Horsham Township 26 147 1 398 6Upper Dublin Township 25 569 1 960 7Lower Providence Township 25 436 1 458 8Montgomery Township 24 790 2 067 1Upper Moreland Township 24 015 3 202Politics EditAs of December 27 2022 there are 597 648 registered voters in Montgomery County 13 Democratic 300 012 50 19 Republican 202 672 33 91 Independent 63 685 10 65 Third Party 31 279 5 23 Historically Montgomery County was a stronghold for the Republican Party The county was the only one carried by Barbara Hafer in the 1990 gubernatorial election over the incumbent governor Bob Casey However the Democratic Party has made substantial gains in the county over the last quarter century and gained the registration edge early in 2008 Like neighboring Bucks County the county voted Democratic during the Civil War era But as in most of Philadelphia s suburbs the brand of Republicanism practiced in Montgomery County for much of the 20th century was a moderate one As the national parties have polarized the county s voters have increasingly supported Democrats at the national level The county voted for the Republican presidential nominee in all but two elections from 1896 to 1988 that being in 1892 and 1964 However Montgomery County residents have voted for the Democratic presidential nominee since 1992 with the margins progressively increasing between every election except in 2012 In the 2020 election Joe Biden became the first Democrat to get over 60 of the county s vote Despite Donald Trump s victory in the state of Pennsylvania in the 2016 election Montgomery County was one of the few counties in Pennsylvania which swung in the Democratic presidential candidates direction with Hillary Clinton winning Montgomery County with 58 87 of the vote an improvement from Barack Obama s 56 6 vote share in 2012 In the 2016 U S Senate elections as well as the Pennsylvania Attorney General elections Montgomery County voted for Katie McGinty and Josh Shapiro both Democrats 14 Most county level offices were held by Republicans until after the 2007 election when Democrats picked up control of five row offices Democrats have also won several elections in the Pennsylvania General Assembly in recent years including two GOP leaning State House districts in 2004 the 148th with Mike Gerber and the 153rd with Josh Shapiro Today although the county is very Democratic at the national level at the state and local level it is not specifically partisan In the 2004 United States Senate election Republican Arlen Specter won the county over Montco resident Joe Hoeffel but Democrat Bob Casey Jr out polled Rick Santorum in the 2006 Senate election In 2006 Democrat Rick Taylor unseated incumbent Republican Eugene McGill in the 151st although Taylor lost in 2010 to Republican Todd Stephens and in 2008 Democrat Matthew Bradford unseated incumbent Republican Jay Moyer in the 70th Six of the county s 12 state house seats and four of the county s eight senate seats are now held by Democrats All four statewide Democratic candidates carried Montgomery in 2008 with Barack Obama receiving 60 of the county s vote Barack Obama won Montgomery County in 2008 and 2012 United States presidential election results for Montgomery County Pennsylvania 15 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 185 460 36 23 319 511 62 41 6 949 1 36 2016 162 731 37 10 256 082 58 38 19 839 4 52 2012 174 381 42 24 233 356 56 52 5 132 1 24 2008 165 552 39 16 253 393 59 94 3 796 0 90 2004 175 741 43 98 222 048 55 57 1 802 0 45 2000 145 623 43 81 177 990 53 54 8 809 2 65 1996 121 047 41 18 143 664 48 87 29 250 9 95 1992 125 704 39 46 136 572 42 87 56 300 17 67 1988 170 294 60 20 109 834 38 83 2 742 0 97 1984 181 426 64 18 99 741 35 29 1 499 0 53 1980 156 996 57 81 84 289 31 04 30 268 11 15 1976 155 480 56 92 112 644 41 24 5 045 1 85 1972 173 662 64 31 91 959 34 06 4 397 1 63 1968 141 621 54 32 102 464 39 30 16 647 6 38 1964 102 714 42 96 135 657 56 74 704 0 29 1960 142 796 60 68 92 212 39 18 318 0 14 1956 133 270 69 20 59 095 30 69 218 0 11 1952 115 899 66 62 57 701 33 17 373 0 21 1948 85 576 66 53 41 112 31 96 1 938 1 51 1944 78 260 61 71 47 815 37 70 752 0 59 1940 73 250 59 51 49 409 40 14 432 0 35 1936 66 442 52 52 57 870 45 74 2 194 1 73 1932 64 619 64 00 32 971 32 66 3 371 3 34 1928 76 680 76 37 23 026 22 93 702 0 70 1924 45 407 75 48 11 094 18 44 3 653 6 07 1920 31 963 69 70 12 239 26 69 1 653 3 60 1916 20 431 58 25 13 658 38 94 983 2 80 1912 8 978 26 69 11 894 35 37 12 760 37 94 1908 19 088 59 82 11 899 37 29 922 2 89 1904 18 833 62 58 10 420 34 62 843 2 80 1900 17 051 59 10 11 208 38 85 590 2 05 1896 17 329 61 25 9 985 35 29 980 3 46 1892 13 591 49 10 13 611 49 17 480 1 73 1888 13 445 50 90 12 582 47 63 390 1 48 1884 11 617 50 54 11 088 48 24 281 1 22 1880 11 026 49 75 11 025 49 75 112 0 51 Government EditMontgomery County is governed by a three person county commission The current composition is two Democrats and one Republican By law the county commission must have one member of a minority party represented County commissioners Edit Holder Party PositionKenneth E Lawrence Jr Democratic ChairJamila H Winder Democratic Vice ChairJoseph Gale RepublicanCounty row offices Edit As of the November 2019 election Office Holder PartyClerk of Courts Lori Schreiber DemocraticController Karen Geld Sanchez DemocraticCoroner Michael Milbourne DemocraticDistrict Attorney Kevin R Steele DemocraticProthonotary Noah Marlier DemocraticRecorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg DemocraticRegister of Wills D Bruce Hanes DemocraticSheriff Sean Kilkenny DemocraticTreasurer Jason Salus DemocraticJury Commissioner Joanne Cisco Olszewski DemocraticJury Commissioner Merry Woods RepublicanSame sex marriage Edit On July 24 2013 Montgomery County Register of Wills D Bruce Hanes a Democrat announced he would begin issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples flouting Pennsylvania law banning such unions Hanes called the commonwealth s ban arbitrary and suspect saying he believes it violates the Pennsylvania Constitution and the United States Constitution The Republican administration of Governor Tom Corbett filed suit in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in an attempt to block Hanes from licensing same sex marriage 16 Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini ordered Hanes in September 2013 to stop issuing same sex marriage licenses After Federal Judge John Jones threw out Pennsylvania s ban on same sex marriage in May 2014 calling it unconstitutional offices in other counties were able to issue these licenses while Hanes had to wait for the ruling against him to be removed 17 United States Senate Edit Senator PartyBob Casey DemocratJohn Fetterman DemocratUnited States House of Representatives Edit The 2018 Congressional map ordered by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania places the majority of Montgomery County within the new 4th congressional district District Representative Party1 Brian Fitzpatrick Republican4 Madeleine Dean Democratic5 Mary Gay Scanlon DemocraticState Senate Edit District Representative Party4 Art Haywood Democratic7 Vincent Hughes Democratic12 Maria Collett Democratic17 Amanda Cappelletti Democratic24 Tracy Pennycuick Republican44 Katie Muth DemocraticState House of Representatives Edit District Representative Party26 Tim Hennessey Republican53 Steve Malagari Democratic54 Greg Scott Democratic61 Liz Hanbidge Democratic70 Matthew Bradford Democratic131 Milou Mackenzie Republican146 Joe Ciresi Democratic147 Donna Scheuren Republican148 Mary Jo Daley Democratic149 Tim Briggs Democratic150 Joseph Webster Democratic151 Melissa Cerrato Democratic152 Nancy Guenst Democratic153 Ben Sanchez Democratic154 Napoleon Nelson Democratic157 Melissa Shusterman Democratic166 Greg Vitali Democratic172 Kevin J Boyle Democratic194 Pam DeLissio DemocraticEconomy Edit Montgomery County ranges from the densely populated rowhouse streets of Cheltenham Township top to the forests and open land around Perkiomen Creek in the northern part of the county bottom Montgomery County is a suburb of Philadelphia the nation s sixth most populous city and many of its residents work in the city However Montco is also a major employment center with large business parks in Blue Bell Lansdale Fort Washington Horsham and King of Prussia which attract thousands of workers from all over the region The strong job base and taxes generated by those jobs have resulted in Montgomery County receiving the highest credit rating of AAA from Standard amp Poor s one of fewer than 30 counties in the United States with such a rating 18 In 2012 Moody s downgraded the general obligation rating to Aa1 19 and in 2018 the rating was revised back to Aaa 20 Major employers include 21 Abington School District ABM Industries ACTS Retirement Life Communities Aetna Arcadia University Giant GlaxoSmithKline Hatfield Quality Meats Hatboro Horsham School District Holy Redeemer Health System Janssen Jefferson Abington Hospital Lockheed Martin Lower Merion School District King of Prussia mall Main Line Health McNeil Consumer Healthcare Merck Montgomery County Community College Motorola Mobility Norristown Area School District North Penn School District Pfizer Prudential Quaker Chemical Quest Diagnostics SEI Investments Company Souderton Area School District Spring Ford Area School DistrictEducation EditColleges and universities Edit Arcadia University Bryn Athyn College Bryn Mawr College DeVry University Fort Washington Gwynedd Mercy University Haverford College Manor College Montgomery County Community College Pennsylvania College of Optometry Salus University Penn State Abington a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Rosemont College St Charles Borromeo Seminary Saint Joseph s University Temple University Ambler Ursinus College Westminster Theological Seminary Public school districts Edit Map of Montgomery County public school districts School districts 22 Abington School District Boyertown Area School District Cheltenham Township School District Colonial School District Hatboro Horsham School District Jenkintown School District Lower Merion School District Lower Moreland Township School District Methacton School District Norristown Area School District North Penn School District Perkiomen Valley School District Pottsgrove School District Pottstown School District Souderton Area School District Springfield Township School District Spring Ford Area School District Upper Dublin School District Upper Merion Area School District Upper Moreland School District Upper Perkiomen School District Wissahickon School District Bryn Athyn School District exists as an entity but does not operate any schools Public school students attend class in neighboring districts 23 Private secondary schools Edit Academy Of The New Church Boys School Academy Of The New Church Girls School Abington Friends School The Baldwin School AIM Academy Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy formerly known as the Akiba Hebrew Academy Bishop McDevitt High School Calvary Baptist School Coventry Christian Schools Dock Mennonite Academy Friends Central School Germantown Academy Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Haverford School The Hill School Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy Indian Creek Mennonite School Lakeside School Lansdale Catholic High School La Salle College High School Lincoln Academy Main Line Academy Martin Luther School Mary Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School Meadowbrook School Merion Mercy Academy Mount Saint Joseph Academy New Life Youth amp Family Svcs The Pathway School The Perkiomen School Phil Mont Christian Academy Pope John Paul II Catholic High School replaced Kennedy Kenrick Catholic High School and Saint Pius X High School in 2010 Reformation Christian School Saint Aloysius School Saint Basil Academy Saint Katherine Day School Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy The Shipley School Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia Trinity Christian Academy Valley Christian School at Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church Valley Forge Baptist Academy Wordsworth Academy Wyncote Academy Night schools adult education Edit Abington Township Adult School Cheltenham Township Adult SchoolCommunities Edit Map of Montgomery County with municipal labels showing boroughs red townships white and census designated places blue Under Pennsylvania law five types of incorporated municipalities are listed cities boroughs townships home rule municipalities which can include communities that bear the name Borough or Township and in at most two cases towns These boroughs townships and home rule municipalities are located in Montgomery County Home rule municipalities Edit Bryn Athyn official name remains Borough of Bryn Athyn Cheltenham Township Horsham Township Norristown county seat Plymouth Township Whitemarsh TownshipBoroughs Edit Ambler Bridgeport Bryn Athyn Collegeville Conshohocken East Greenville Green Lane Hatboro Hatfield Jenkintown Lansdale Narberth Norristown North Wales Pennsburg Pottstown Red Hill Rockledge Royersford Schwenksville Souderton Telford lies partly in Bucks County Trappe West Conshohocken Townships Edit Abington Cheltenham Douglass East Norriton Franconia Hatfield Horsham Limerick Lower Frederick Lower Gwynedd Lower Merion Lower Moreland Lower Pottsgrove Lower Providence Lower Salford Marlborough Montgomery New Hanover Perkiomen Plymouth Salford Skippack Springfield Towamencin Upper Dublin Upper Frederick Upper Gwynedd Upper Hanover Upper Merion Upper Moreland Upper Pottsgrove Upper Providence Upper Salford West Norriton West Pottsgrove Whitemarsh Whitpain Worcester Census designated places Edit Census designated places are geographical areas designated by the United States Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law Other unincorporated communities such as villages may be listed here as well Arcadia University Ardmore Audubon Blue Bell Bryn Mawr Eagleville Evansburg Flourtown Fort Washington Gilbertsville Glenside Halfway House Harleysville Haverford College Horsham King of Prussia Kulpsville Maple Glen Montgomeryville Oreland Penn Wynne Plymouth Meeting Pottsgrove Sanatoga Skippack Spring House Spring Mount Stowe Trooper Willow Grove Woxall Wyncote Wyndmoor Even though the historic village of Valley Forge as well as the park are partially located within Montgomery County the modern village is in Chester County PA Unincorporated communities Edit Ardsley Bala Cynwyd Bethayres Dresher Elkins Park Frederick a village in New Hanover Township 24 Graterford Gladwyne Gwynedd Gwynedd Valley Huntingdon Valley small sections in Bucks County Lafayette Hill Lederach Linfield Meadowbrook Melrose Park Merion Station Mont Clare Oaks Port Providence Rosemont Villanova partly in Delaware County Wynnewood partly in Delaware County Population ranking Edit The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Montgomery County 25 county seat Rank City Town etc Municipal type Population 2010 Census 1 Norristown Municipality 34 3242 Pottstown Borough 22 3773 King of Prussia CDP 19 9364 Lansdale Borough 16 2695 Willow Grove CDP 15 7266 Horsham CDP 14 8427 Montgomeryville CDP 12 6248 Ardmore partially in Delaware County CDP 12 4559 Harleysville CDP 9 28610 Audubon CDP 8 43311 Glenside CDP 8 38412 Sanatoga CDP 8 37813 Kulpsville CDP 8 19414 Conshohocken Borough 7 83315 Hatboro Borough 7 36016 Maple Glen CDP 6 74217 Souderton Borough 6 61818 Ambler Borough 6 41719 Plymouth Meeting CDP 6 17720 Blue Bell CDP 6 06721 Trooper CDP 5 74422 Penn Wynne CDP 5 69723 Oreland CDP 5 67824 Wyndmoor CDP 5 49825 Fort Washington CDP 5 44626 Collegeville Borough 5 08927 Telford partially in Bucks County Borough 4 87228 Gilbertsville CDP 4 83229 Eagleville CDP 4 80030 Royersford Borough 4 75231 Bridgeport Borough 4 55432 Flourtown CDP 4 53833 Jenkintown Borough 4 42234 Narberth Borough 4 28235 Gladwyne CDP 4 05036 Pennsburg Borough 3 84337 Spring House CDP 3 80438 Bryn Mawr CDP 3 77939 Skippack CDP 3 75840 Stowe CDP 3 69541 Trappe Borough 3 50942 Pottsgrove CDP 3 46943 Hatfield Borough 3 29044 North Wales Borough 3 22945 Wyncote CDP 3 04446 East Greenville Borough 2 95147 Halfway House CDP 2 88148 Rockledge Borough 2 54349 Red Hill Borough 2 38350 Spring Mount CDP 2 25951 Evansburg CDP 2 12952 Schwenksville Borough 1 38553 Bryn Athyn Municipality 1 37554 Haverford College mostly in Delaware County CDP 1 33155 West Conshohocken Borough 1 32056 Woxhall CDP 1 31857 Arcadia University CDP 59558 Green Lane Borough 508Transportation EditMajor roads and highways Edit I 276 Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound at I 476 Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension in Montgomery County I 76 I 276 Penna Turnpike I 476 Penna Turnpike NE Extension US 1 US 30 US 202 US 202 Bus US 422 PA 23 PA 29 PA 63 PA 73 PA 100 PA 113 PA 152 PA 232 PA 252 PA 263 PA 309 PA 320 PA 332 PA 363 PA 463 PA 563 PA 611 PA 663 Public transportation Edit The county is served by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority SEPTA which include bus commuter rail and interurban rail services Pottstown Area Rapid Transit PART also provides bus services around the Pottstown area in the western portion of the county 26 SEPTA City Division and Suburban Division bus routes Regional Rail s Cynwyd Lansdale Doylestown Manayunk Norristown Paoli Thorndale Warminster and West Trenton lines Norristown High Speed Line NHSL an interurban light rapid transit line connecting the Norristown Transportation Center to 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby Delaware CountyAirports Edit Commercial airline service is provided primarily by Philadelphia International Airport located in Philadelphia and Delaware County 27 Other public use airports include Heritage Field in Limerick Township Wings Field in Blue Bell and Pottstown Municipal Airport Culture EditThe Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential IAHP a nonprofit organization founded by Glenn Doman was established in Wyndmoor in 1955 The IAHP is an educational organization that teaches parents about child brain development and is a treatment center for brain injured children The Old York Road Symphony based in Abington is one of the oldest all volunteer orchestras in the country founded in 1932 Climate EditThe county has a hot summer humid continental climate Dfa except in some lowland areas very close to Philadelphia where it is humid subtropical Cfa The hardiness zones are 6b and 7a Climate data for Upper Hanover Twp Elevation 489 ft 149 m 1981 2010 AveragesMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high F C 37 8 3 2 41 1 5 1 49 8 9 9 61 7 16 5 72 1 22 3 80 8 27 1 84 9 29 4 83 2 28 4 76 2 24 6 64 5 18 1 53 3 11 8 41 8 5 4 62 4 16 9 Daily mean F C 29 3 1 5 31 9 0 1 39 7 4 3 50 5 10 3 60 4 15 8 69 5 20 8 74 0 23 3 72 3 22 4 64 8 18 2 53 2 11 8 43 5 6 4 33 5 0 8 52 0 11 1 Average low F C 20 8 6 2 22 7 5 2 29 6 1 3 39 2 4 0 48 7 9 3 58 3 14 6 63 0 17 2 61 4 16 3 53 4 11 9 41 9 5 5 33 7 0 9 25 2 3 8 41 6 5 3 Average precipitation inches mm 3 27 83 2 71 69 3 55 90 3 86 98 4 27 108 4 21 107 4 83 123 3 90 99 4 63 118 4 26 108 3 65 93 3 75 95 46 89 1 191 Average relative humidity 68 4 65 1 60 6 59 5 63 6 69 0 69 0 71 8 72 9 71 4 70 4 70 7 67 7Average dew point F C 20 2 6 6 21 5 5 8 27 2 2 7 36 9 2 7 48 0 8 9 58 9 14 9 63 2 17 3 62 7 17 1 55 9 13 3 44 2 6 8 34 5 1 4 25 0 3 9 41 6 5 3 Source PRISM 28 Climate data for Cheltenham Elevation 125 ft 38 m 1981 2010 AveragesMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high F C 40 6 4 8 43 9 6 6 52 0 11 1 63 3 17 4 73 0 22 8 82 3 27 9 86 3 30 2 84 9 29 4 78 0 25 6 66 7 19 3 55 9 13 3 44 9 7 2 64 4 18 0 Daily mean F C 33 2 0 7 35 9 2 2 43 2 6 2 53 7 12 1 63 2 17 3 72 8 22 7 77 3 25 2 76 0 24 4 68 8 20 4 57 3 14 1 47 5 8 6 37 7 3 2 55 6 13 1 Average low F C 25 8 3 4 27 8 2 3 34 3 1 3 44 0 6 7 53 4 11 9 63 2 17 3 68 4 20 2 67 1 19 5 59 6 15 3 48 0 8 9 39 2 4 0 30 4 0 9 46 9 8 3 Average precipitation inches mm 3 46 88 2 77 70 4 10 104 3 92 100 4 15 105 4 12 105 4 96 126 4 24 108 4 29 109 3 71 94 3 52 89 3 92 100 47 16 1 198 Average relative humidity 65 5 61 6 57 3 57 2 61 4 63 5 65 0 66 9 68 0 67 9 66 5 66 6 64 0Average dew point F C 22 9 5 1 24 0 4 4 29 1 1 6 38 9 3 8 49 7 9 8 59 7 15 4 64 6 18 1 64 2 17 9 57 8 14 3 46 8 8 2 36 9 2 7 27 6 2 4 43 6 6 4 Source PRISM 28 See also Edit Philadelphia portal Pennsylvania portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County PennsylvaniaReferences Edit a b State amp County QuickFacts United States Census Bureau Retrieved July 5 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Family Search Retrieved January 21 2015 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved March 9 2015 2023 Proposed Operating Budget a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 Retrieved July 5 2022 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved March 9 2015 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved March 9 2015 Forstall Richard L ed March 24 1995 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved March 9 2015 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau April 2 2001 Retrieved March 9 2015 Explore Census Data P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of State Voting and Election Statistics accessed December 27 2022 Montgomery County Election Results electionresults montcopa org Retrieved November 25 2016 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved November 29 2018 Pennsylvania Gay Marriage Law Deemed Suspect By County Official The Huffington Post August 19 2013 Retrieved August 26 2013 Montgomery County still unable to issue same sex marriage licenses The Times Herald May 21 2014 Retrieved January 24 2018 Montgomery County Rydal Meadowbrook Civic Association Archived October 13 2013 at the Wayback Machine Moody s downgrades Montgomery County s PA general obligation rating to Aa1 from Aaa outlook is stable Moodys com July 19 2012 Retrieved May 28 2018 Montgomery County PA Montgomery County PA Retrieved May 28 2018 Top 50 Employers by County Montgomery Archived October 14 2013 at the Wayback Machine 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Montgomery County PA PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved July 20 2022 Text list Meetings amp Notices Archived July 23 2007 at the Wayback Machine Upper Frederick Township Montgomery County Pennsylvania Bureau US Census Decennial Census by Decades www census gov Retrieved November 29 2018 Welcome Aboard Pottstown Area Rapid Transit Retrieved March 22 2023 About Us PHL org www phl org Retrieved March 22 2023 a b PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University Retrieved August 9 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montgomery County Pennsylvania Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Montgomery County Pennsylvania Official website Valley Forge amp Montgomery County Convention amp Visitors Bureau Coordinates 40 13 N 75 22 W 40 21 N 75 37 W 40 21 75 37 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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