Montgomery County, North Carolina

administration
The Montgomery County Courthouse in Troy, listed on the NRHP since 1979
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Troy
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 425 Troy, NC 27371-0425
Foundation :	1778
Made up from:	Anson County
Area code :	001 910
Demographics
Residents :	26,822 (2000)
Population density :	21.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1299 km²
Water surface :	26 km²
map

Website : www.montgomery-county.com

Montgomery County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Troy .

geography

The county is located slightly southwest of the geographic center of North Carolina, is about 40 km to the south from South Carolina and has an area of 1,299 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Randolph County , Moore County , Richmond County , Stanly County, and Davidson Counties .

Montgomery County is divided into eleven townships : Biscoe, Cheek Creek, Eldorado, Little River, Mount Gilead, Ophir, Pee Dee, Rocky Springs, Star, Troy, and Uwharrie.

history

Montgomery County was formed in 1779 from parts of Anson County. It was named after General Richard Montgomery , who was killed in the Battle of Québec in 1775 .

Town Creek Indian Mound (2015)

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Town Creek Indian Mound archaeological site . Seven buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 8, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	4725	-
1800	7677	62.5%
1810	8430	9.8%
1820	8693	3.1%
1830	10,919	25.6%
1840	10,780	-1.3%
1850	6872	-36.3%
1860	7640	11.2%
1870	7487	-2%
1880	9374	25.2%
1890	11,239	19.9%
1900	14,197	26.3%
1910	14,967	5.4%
1920	14,607	-2.4%
1930	16,218	11%
1940	16,280	0.4%
1950	17,260	6%
1960	18,408	6.7%
1970	19,267	4.7%
1980	22,469	16.6%
1990	23,346	3.9%
2000	26,822	14.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Montgomery County had 26,822 people in 9,848 households and 7,189 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 69.07 percent white, 21.84 percent African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 1.61 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.75 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.29 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.43 percent of the population.

Of the 9,848 households, 31.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent of these were married couples living together, 12.4 percent were single mothers and 27.0 percent were non-families. 24.1 percent were single households and 10.7 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08 people.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.0 percent were between 18 and 24 years old, 28.5 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For all females there were 102.6 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 100.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 32,903 US dollars and the median income for a family was 39,616 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,832 versus $ 21,063 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,504. 15.4 percent of the population and 10.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. 19.5 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 17.8 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Montgomery County (North Carolina) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79001737. Retrieved January 21, 2019
↑ GNIS-ID: 1008572. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 213 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 8, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 8, 2018.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
^ Montgomery County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.33 -79.9Coordinates: 35 ° 20 ′ N , 79 ° 54 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79001737. Retrieved January 21, 2019

[2] GNIS-ID: 1008572. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 213 .

[4] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 8, 2018.

[5] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 8, 2018.

[6] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[7] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[8] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[9] Montgomery County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .