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Interactive map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, colloquially referred to as Montco,[1] is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,553, making it the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Allegheny counties.[2]

The county seat and largest city is Norristown.[3] The county is part of the PhiladelphiaCamdenWilmington PA-NJDEMD metropolitan statistical area, known as the Delaware Valley, and marks the Delaware Valley's northern border with the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

The county borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, to its southeast, Bucks County to its east, Berks and Lehigh counties to its north, Delaware County to its south, and Chester County to its southwest.

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.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 487 square miles (1,260 km2), 483 square miles (1,250 km2) of which was land and 4.2 square miles (11 km2) (0.9%) of which was water.[5]

Adjacent counties

National protected area

County-owned parks [6]

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%
2022 (est.)864,683[7]0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2020[2]

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.[12]

Montgomery County Racial Composition[13]
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

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. Many Montco residents work in the city, but the county is also a major employment center with large business parks in Blue Bell, Lansdale, Fort Washington, Horsham, and King of Prussia attracting 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.[14] In 2012, Moody's downgraded the general obligation rating to Aa1,[15] and in 2018 the rating was revised back to Aaa.[16]

Major employers include:[17]

Education

Colleges and universities

Public school districts

Map of Montgomery County public school districts

School districts:[18]

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.[21]

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 the Interstate 476/Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension in Montgomery County

Public transportation

The county is served by the 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.[22]

Airports

Commercial airline service is provided primarily by Philadelphia International Airport, one of the nation's largest commercial airports, located in Philadelphia and Delaware counties.[23]

Other public use airports include Heritage Field in Limerick Township, Wings Field in Blue Bell, and Pottstown Municipal Airport in Pottstown.

Culture

Climate

The majority of the county has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa). In most southern areas of the county and along the Schuylkill River including Pottstown a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) exists. The hardiness zone is 7a for the majority of the county and 7b in most areas south of Interstate 276. 6b only continues to exist in some very small higher areas in the north. [1]

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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[24]
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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[24]

Politics

As of March 4, 2024, there are 606,385 registered voters in Montgomery County.[25]

Montgomery County historically 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, voting Democratic between 1856 and 1876, except in 1860 and 1872. Like most of Philadelphia's suburbs, the brand of Republicanism practiced in Montgomery County for much of the 20th century was moderate. 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 1880 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 obtain over 60% of the county's vote.

Despite Donald Trump's victory in the state of Pennsylvania in the 2016 presidential election, Montgomery County was one of the few counties in Pennsylvania that 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 and Pennsylvania Attorney General elections, Montgomery County voted for Katie McGinty and Josh Shapiro, both Democrats.[26]

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 current Governor 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[27]
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
Jamila H. Winder Democratic Chair
Neil K. Makhija Democratic Vice Chair
Thomas DiBello 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 Janine Darby Democratic
District Attorney Kevin R. Steele Democratic
Prothonotary Noah Marlier Democratic
Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg Democratic
Register of Wills Tina Lawson 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.[28] 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.[29]

United States Senate

Senator Party
Bob Casey Democrat
John Fetterman Democrat

United States House of Representatives

This 2018 Congressional map ordered by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania places the majority of Montgomery County in the newly created 4th congressional district.
District Representative Party
1 Brian Fitzpatrick Republican
4 Madeleine Dean Democratic
5 Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic

State senate

District Representative Party
4 Art Haywood Democratic
7 Vincent Hughes Democratic
12 Maria Collett Democratic
17 Amanda Cappelletti Democratic
24 Tracy Pennycuick Republican
44 Katie Muth Democratic

State House of Representatives

District Representative Party
26 Paul Friel Democratic
53 Steve Malagari Democratic
54 Greg Scott Democratic
61 Liz Hanbidge Democratic
70 Matthew Bradford Democratic
131 Milou Mackenzie Republican
146 Joe Ciresi Democratic
147 Donna Scheuren Republican
148 Mary Jo Daley Democratic
149 Tim Briggs Democratic
150 Joseph Webster Democratic
151 Melissa Cerrato Democratic
152 Nancy Guenst Democratic
153 Ben Sanchez Democratic
154 Napoleon Nelson Democratic
157 Melissa Shusterman Democratic
166 Greg Vitali Democratic
172 Kevin J. Boyle Democratic
194 Pam DeLissio Democratic

See also

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