Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County
Montgomery County
County
	The Montgomery County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°13′09″N 86°12′34″W / 32.219166666667°N 86.209444444444°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 6, 1816
Named for	Lemuel P. Montgomery
Seat	Montgomery
Largest city	Montgomery
Area
• Total	800 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	784 sq mi (2,030 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	228,954
• Estimate (2023)	224,980
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	2nd, 7th
Website	www.mc-ala.org
	County Number 03 on Alabama License Plates; One of three counties shuffled to the top 3 numbers because of population size; Largest County by population not shuffled to top 07 on Alabama License Plates;

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228,954, making it the seventh-most populous county in Alabama.^[2] Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital.^[3] Montgomery County is included in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 10. Chapter VII. Pages 83-84. "An Act to divide the County of Monroe, and form a new County by the name of Montgomery—Passed December 6, 1816." (Internet Archive)
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.