Montgomery County, Alabama facts for kids

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U.S. county
Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 6, 1816
Named for	Lemuel P. Montgomery
Seat	Montgomery
Largest city	Montgomery
Area
• Total	800 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	784 sq mi (2,030 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2)  2.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	228,954
• Estimate  (2021)	227,434
• Density	286/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	2nd, 3rd, 7th
County Number 03 on Alabama Licence Plates One of three counties shuffled to the top 3 numbers because of population size.

Montgomery County is located in the State of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228,954, making it the fifth-most populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital. Montgomery County is included in the Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Montgomery County was established by dividing Monroe County on December 6, 1816, by the Mississippi Territorial Legislature. It is named for Lemuel P. Montgomery, a young U.S. Army officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the final battle of the Creek Indian war, which was waged concurrently with the War of 1812.

The city of Montgomery, which is the county seat, is named for Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 800 square miles (2,100 km²), of which 784 square miles (2,030 km²) is land and 16 square miles (41 km²) (2.0%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

• Elmore County (north)
• Macon County (northeast)
• Bullock County (east)
• Pike County (southeast)
• Crenshaw County (southwest)
• Lowndes County (west)
• Autauga County (northwest)

National protected area

• Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail (part)

Demographics

2020

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 228,954 people, 88,864 households, and 53,155 families residing in the county.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported the following county population:

• 39.5% White
• 54.7% Black
• 0.3% Native American
• 1.2% Asian
• 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• 1.3% Two or more races
• 3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 223,510 persons, 86,068 households, and 56,804 families in the county. The population density was 283 persons per square mile (109/km²). There were 95,437 housing units, at an average density of 121 per square mile (47/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 48.85% White, 48.58% Black or African American, 0.99% Asian, 0.25% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos, of any race, made up 1.19% of the population.

By 2005, 52.5% of the population was black, 44.0% was non-Hispanic white, 1.4% was Hispanic, 1.2% was Asian, 0.2% was Native American, and 0.9% of the population reported two or more races. This excludes those who reported "some other race" and "white," because the Census Bureau reclassified all who reported "some other race" as white.

There were 86,068 households, 32.20% of which included children under the age of 18, 43.80% were married couples living together, 18.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. Single-persons households were 29.50% of the total; 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46. The average family size was 3.06.

Persons younger than 18 were 25.80% of the population; those 18–24, 11.70%; 25–44, 29.80%; 45–64, 20.90%; and 65 and older, 11.80%. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,962, and the median income for a family was $44,669. Males had a median income of $32,018; females, $24,921. The per capita income for the county was $19,358. About 13.50% of families and 17.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.10% of those under age 18 and 13.70% of those 65 and older.

Cultural sites

Montgomery County is home to many cultural and historic sites including:

• Alabama Shakespeare Festival
• Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
• Montgomery Zoo
• Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
• Museum of Alabama (Alabama Department of Archives and History)
• Alabama State Capitol
• Gayle Planetarium
• Civil Rights Memorial
• First White House of the Confederacy
• Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald Museum
• Old Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station (Freedom Rides Museum)
• Rosa Parks Library and Museum

Communities

City

• Montgomery (county seat)

Town

• Pike Road

Unincorporated communities

Education

The Montgomery Public Schools headquarters and Montgomery County Board of Education is located at 307 S. Decatur Street in Montgomery.

Montgomery Public Schools operates public schools.

The Montgomery City-County Public Library operates public libraries.

Universities/Colleges include:

• Huntingdon College
• Faulkner University
• Alabama State University
• Auburn University Montgomery
• Virginia College
• Amridge University
• H. Council Trenholm Tech
• United States Air War College
• Troy University Montgomery

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Montgomery (Alabama) para niños