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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 (1,500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Montgomery County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Montgomery County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Montgomery County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Montgomery County's capital is recorded as Norristown[6].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Lehigh County[7].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Bucks County[8].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Philadelphia County[9].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Delaware County[10].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[11].
  • Montgomery County's shares border with is recorded as Berks County[12].
  • Richard Montgomery is named after Montgomery County[13].
  • Montgomeryshire is named after Montgomery County[14].
  • Montgomery County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fort Washington[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 {'lat': 40.21, 'lon': -75.37}[18].
  • Montgomery County's official website is recorded as http://www.montcopa.org/[19].
  • Montgomery County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Montgomery County, Pennsylvania[20].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+799874'}[21].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+801071'}[22].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+805217'}[23].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+808946'}[24].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+812376'}[25].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+819264'}[26].
  • Montgomery County has a population of {'amount': '+856553'}[27].

Body

Geography

Montgomery County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3].

Physical Characteristics

Montgomery County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1262'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+799874'}[21], {'amount': '+801071'}[22], {'amount': '+805217'}[23], {'amount': '+808946'}[24], {'amount': '+812376'}[25], and {'amount': '+819264'}[26].

Designation and Status

Montgomery County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

September 10, 1784 marks the founding of Montgomery County[17]. Things named after include Richard Montgomery[13], a military officer[29], 1738–1775[30], of Ireland[31] and Montgomeryshire[14], 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 (1,500 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . montcopa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . montcopa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . phmc.state.pa.us. Retrieved . phmc.state.pa.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . hsmcpa.org. Retrieved . hsmcpa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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  1. 13d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3811277
    Member of → Q138812596
    Taxonomicon id → 1807327
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  2. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → Richard Montgomery, Montgomeryshire
    Capital → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+16863'}, {'amount': '+13701'}, {'amount': '+18104'} +1
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