Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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Montgomery County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
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 Pennsylvania's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | September 10, 1784 | |
| Seat | Norristown | |
| Largest township | Lower Merion | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 487 sq mi (1,261 km2) | |
| • Land | 483 sq mi (1,251 km2) | |
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2), 0.9% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 819,264 | |
| • Density | 1,696/sq mi (655/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Montgomery County, locally also referred to as Montco, is a county located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 799,874, making it the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties, and the 71st most populous in the United States. The county seat is Norristown. Montgomery County is very diverse, ranging from farms and open land in Upper Hanover to densely populated rowhouse streets in Cheltenham.
Montgomery County is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a suburban county northwest of Philadelphia, and marks part of the region's northern border with the Lehigh Valley region of the state to the north. In 2010, it was the 51st wealthiest county in the country (measured by median household income). In 2008, it was named the 9th Best Place to Raise a Family by Forbes.
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