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Montgomery County
Montgomery County
County
	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
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
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.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

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.

History

In 1793 Shoe Boots (Tarsekayahke) led Cherokee and Shawnee warriors in a raid on Morgan's Station, in what was known as the last Indian raid in Kentucky. Some settlers were killed and two adolescent girls, including Clarinda Allington, were taken captive and the party returned to Cherokee territory. Believing he had saved Clarinda's life, Shoe Boots later married her, and they had three children together. He was a wealthy, successful leader. Several years later, Clarinda gained a visit back to her family in Kentucky with her children and decided to stay. They could not support her, but the state voted a 3-year pension for her.^[4]

Montgomery County was established in 1796 from land given by Clark County. Montgomery was the 22nd Kentucky county in order of formation.^[5]

Montgomery County was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War Brigadier General killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.^[6] An alternative story holds that the county was named for Thomas Montgomery from Virginia, who served in the Revolutionary War. In 1793 Thomas Montgomery settled in Mt. Sterling. In 1805, Thomas Montgomery moved on to Gibson County, Indiana.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 199 square miles (520 km²), of which 197 square miles (510 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (0.7%) is water.^[7]

Adjacent counties

Bourbon County (northwest)
Bath County (northeast)
Menifee County (southeast)
Powell County (south)
Clark County (west)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1800	7,082		—
1810	12,975		83.2%
1820	9,587		−26.1%
1830	10,240		6.8%
1840	9,332		−8.9%
1850	9,903		6.1%
1860	7,859		−20.6%
1870	7,557		−3.8%
1880	10,566		39.8%
1890	12,367		17.0%
1900	12,834		3.8%
1910	12,868		0.3%
1920	12,245		−4.8%
1930	11,660		−4.8%
1940	12,280		5.3%
1950	13,025		6.1%
1960	13,461		3.3%
1970	15,364		14.1%
1980	20,046		30.5%
1990	19,561		−2.4%
2000	22,554		15.3%
2010	26,499		17.5%
2020	28,114		6.1%
2023 (est.)	28,527	^[8]	1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9] 1790-1960^[10] 1900-1990^[11] 1990-2000^[12] 2010-2020^[1]

As of the census^[13] of 2000, there were 22,554 people, 8,902 households, and 6,436 families residing in the county. The population density was 114 per square mile (44/km²). There were 9,682 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile (19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.07% White, 23.48% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,902 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.

The age distribution was 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,746, and the median income for a family was $36,939. Males had a median income of $31,428 versus $20,941 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,701. About 12.50% of families and 15.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.10% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Montgomery County, Kentucky^[14]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	9,302	72.55%	3,329	25.97%	190	1.48%
2020	8,993	70.03%	3,630	28.27%	219	1.71%
2016	7,856	68.60%	3,158	27.58%	438	3.82%
2012	6,398	62.43%	3,701	36.11%	149	1.45%
2008	5,947	57.56%	4,234	40.98%	150	1.45%
2004	5,647	55.20%	4,506	44.05%	77	0.75%
2000	4,534	53.22%	3,833	44.99%	152	1.78%
1996	2,681	39.45%	3,372	49.62%	743	10.93%
1992	2,590	34.03%	3,686	48.43%	1,335	17.54%
1988	3,435	52.55%	3,082	47.15%	20	0.31%
1984	3,864	60.59%	2,490	39.05%	23	0.36%
1980	2,869	44.70%	3,391	52.84%	158	2.46%
1976	2,032	38.82%	3,141	60.01%	61	1.17%
1972	2,868	62.63%	1,657	36.19%	54	1.18%
1968	2,113	46.87%	1,408	31.23%	987	21.89%
1964	1,540	33.60%	3,039	66.31%	4	0.09%
1960	2,451	48.25%	2,629	51.75%	0	0.00%
1956	2,220	45.35%	2,656	54.26%	19	0.39%
1952	1,981	42.62%	2,653	57.08%	14	0.30%
1948	1,083	26.38%	2,731	66.51%	292	7.11%
1944	1,481	38.74%	2,334	61.05%	8	0.21%
1940	1,671	37.64%	2,755	62.06%	13	0.29%
1936	1,649	38.65%	2,594	60.79%	24	0.56%
1932	1,515	34.92%	2,810	64.78%	13	0.30%
1928	2,742	58.35%	1,938	41.24%	19	0.40%
1924	1,956	44.92%	2,347	53.90%	51	1.17%
1920	2,163	41.12%	3,069	58.35%	28	0.53%
1916	1,195	40.88%	1,705	58.33%	23	0.79%
1912	758	27.13%	1,615	57.80%	421	15.07%