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Montgomery County, PA

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County Courthouse Pennsylvania - Douglas Muth.jpg
Montgomery County Courthouse
Flag of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Flag
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Montgomery County
Location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
Founded September 10, 1784
Seat Norristown
Largest township Lower Merion
Area
 • Total 487 sq mi (1,261 km2)
 • Land 483 sq mi (1,251 km2)
 • Water 4.2 sq mi (11 km2), 0.9%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 819,264
 • Density 1,696/sq mi (655/km²)
Congressional districts 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.montcopa.org

Montgomery County, locally also referred to as Montco, is a county located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 799,874, making it the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties, and the 71st most populous in the United States. The county seat is Norristown. Montgomery County is very diverse, ranging from farms and open land in Upper Hanover to densely populated rowhouse streets in Cheltenham.

Montgomery County is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a suburban county northwest of Philadelphia, and marks part of the region's northern border with the Lehigh Valley region of the state to the north. In 2010, it was the 51st wealthiest county in the country (measured by median household income). In 2008, it was named the 9th Best Place to Raise a Family by Forbes.


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