Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland | |
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Montgomery County, Maryland[1] | |
![]() Downtown Rockville in 2001, the Black Rock Mill in 2006, the National Naval Medical Center in 2003, Shady Grove in 2004, and the Gaithersburg city hall in 2007. | |
Nickname(s): "MoCo" | |
Motto(s): "Gardez Bien" (English: Watch Well) | |
![]() Location in the U.S. state of Maryland | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | September 6, 1776[2][3] |
Named for | Richard Montgomery |
Government | |
• Executive | Isiah Leggett (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 507 sq mi (1,310 km2) |
• Land | 491 sq mi (1,270 km2) |
• Water | 16 sq mi (40 km2) 3.1% |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,058,810 |
• Density | 2,156/sq mi (832/km2) |
Demonym(s) | Montgomery Countyan, MoCoite |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP | 20812, 20813, 20814, 20815, 20816, 20817, 20818, 20824, 20825, 20827, 20830, 20832, 20833, 20837, 20838, 20839, 20841, 20842, 20847, 20848, 20849, 20850, 20851, 20852, 20853, 20854, 20855, 20859, 20860, 20861, 20862, 20866, 20868, 20871, 20872, 20874, 20875, 20876, 20877, 20878, 20879, 20880, 20882, 20883, 20884, 20885, 20886, 20891, 20895, 20896, 20898, 20901, 20902, 20903, 20904, 20905, 20906, 20907, 20908, 20910, 20911, 20912, 20913, 20914, 20915, 20916, 20918 |
Area code(s) | 240, 301 |
Seat (and largest city) | ![]() |
Congressional districts | 3rd, 6th, 8th |
Website | montgomerycountymd |
Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the richest counties in the United States,[4] and has the highest percentage (29.2%) of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree.[5] The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "County Charter".
- ↑ "Montgomery County Centennial: An Old-Fashioned Maryland Reunion". The Baltimore Sun. September 7, 1876. p. 1. ProQuest 534282014.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Conventions of the Province of Maryland, 1774-1776, vol. 78, Archives o contained within the bounds and limits following, to wit : beginning at the east side of the mouth of Rock creek on Potowmac river, and running with the said river to the mouth of Monocacy, then with a straight line to Par's spring, from thence with the lines of the county to the beginning, shall be and is hereby erected into a new county by the name of Montgomery county.", September 6, 1776, p. 242
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "US Census Bureau: R1403. Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree: 2004". Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ↑ "Maryland by Place - GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (Geographies ranked by total population): 2000". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-01-02.