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Montgomery County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Montgomery County

Summary

Montgomery County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Montgomery County was a member of GovAI Coalition[3].
  • Montgomery County is located in Pennsylvania[4].
  • Montgomery County is in the country of United States[5].
  • Montgomery County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Montgomery County's capital is recorded as Norristown[7].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Lehigh County[8].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Bucks County[9].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Philadelphia County[10].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Delaware County[11].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[12].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Berks County[13].
  • Richard Montgomery is named after Montgomery County[14].
  • Montgomeryshire is named after Montgomery County[15].
  • Montgomery County's Commons category is recorded as Montgomery County, Pennsylvania[16].
  • September 10, 1784 marks the founding of Montgomery County[17].
  • Montgomery County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.21, 'longitude': -75.37}[18].
  • Montgomery County's official website is recorded as http://www.montcopa.org/[19].
  • Montgomery County's official website is recorded as https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/[20].
  • Montgomery County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Montgomery County, Pennsylvania[21].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+799874'}[22].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+801071'}[23].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+805217'}[24].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+808946'}[25].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+812376'}[26].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+819264'}[27].

Body

Geography

Montgomery County is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in Pennsylvania[4].

Physical Characteristics

Montgomery County covers an area of {'amount': '+1262'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+799874'}[22], {'amount': '+801071'}[23], {'amount': '+805217'}[24], {'amount': '+808946'}[25], {'amount': '+812376'}[26], and {'amount': '+819264'}[27].

Designation and Status

Montgomery County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

September 10, 1784 marks the founding of Montgomery County[17]. Things named after include Richard Montgomery[14], a military officer[29], 1738–1775[30], of Ireland[31] and Montgomeryshire[15], a historic county of Wales[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1535[34].

Why It Matters

Montgomery County ranks in the top 6% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Montgomery County,
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States pr"
  2. 17w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3811277
    Member of → GovAI Coalition
    Taxonomicon id → 1807327
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
  3. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → Richard Montgomery, Montgomeryshire
    Capital → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+13701'}, {'amount': '+16863'}, {'amount': '+18104'} +1
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109977, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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