Montgomery County, Maryland
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 Location in the U.S. state of Maryland | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′11″N 77°12′15″W / 39.13638°N 77.20424°WCoordinates: 39°08′11″N 77°12′15″W / 39.13638°N 77.20424°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Seat | Rockville |
| Largest community | Germantown |
| Founded | September 6, 1776[2][3] |
| Named for | Richard Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Marc Elrich (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 506.91 sq mi (1,312.89 km2) |
| • Land | 493.11 sq mi (1,277.15 km2) |
| • Water | 13.80 sq mi (35.74 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,062,061 |
| • Density | 2,153.80/sq mi (831.59/km2) |
| Gross Domestic Product | |
| • Total | US$93.746 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern [EST]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 20812–20918 |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 6th, 8th |
| Website | www |
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,[5] and has one of the highest percentages (32.8%) of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree.[6] The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville.[7]
Montgomery County, Maryland Media
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I-270 northbound in Rockville
Silver Spring station in August 2017 serving the Washington Metro's Red Line. This station also serves Amtrak and the Brunswick line of MARC.
Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
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References
- ↑ Montgomery County (in en). GeoNames.org. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Montgomery County Centennial: An Old-Fashioned Maryland Reunion". The Baltimore Sun: 1. September 7, 1876. ProQuest 534282014.
- ↑ Maryland. Convention. Proceedings of the Conventions of the providence of Maryland, held at the city of Annapolis, in 1774, 1775, & 1776 (in en-US) (1836). Baltimore, Md.; Annapolis, Md.: Baltimore, James Lucas & E. K. Deaver; Annapolis, Jonas Green. p. 242. OCLC 3425542.
- ↑ Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022. www.bea.govBureau of Economic Analysis.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/29/AR2006082901543.html
- ↑ What Counties in the U.S. Are the Most Educated? (January 25, 2024). Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ Maryland by Place - GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (Geographies ranked by total population): 2000. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
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The District of Columbia itself, and Virginia's incorporated cities, are county equivalents. Virginia's incorporated cities are listed under their surrounding county. The incorporated cities bordering more than one county (Alexandria, Falls Church and Fredericksburg) are listed under the county they were part of before incorporation as a city. Some unincorporated areas and census-designated places like Silver Spring and Bethesda in Maryland, Reston in Virginia, as well as the County of Arlington in Virginia are also treated as city-like entities (or principal cities) even though they have not been legally incorporated as such. | |||||||||
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