Montgomery County | |
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![]() Montgomery County courthouse in Mount Sterling | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
![]() Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°02′N 83°55′W / 38.03°N 83.91°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1796 |
Named for | Richard Montgomery |
Seat | Mount Sterling |
Largest city | Mount Sterling |
Area | |
• Total | 199 sq mi (520 km2) |
• Land | 197 sq mi (510 km2) |
• Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.7% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,114 |
• Estimate (2023) | 28,527 ![]() |
• Density | 140/sq mi (55/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | montgomerycounty |
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,114.[1] Its county seat is Mount Sterling.[2] With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city where package alcohol sales are allowed, in this case Mount Sterling.[3] Montgomery County is part of the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area.
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