Montour County, Pennsylvania
| Montour County, Pennsylvania | |
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Montour County Courthouse in Danville
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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 | May 3, 1850 |
| Named for | Andrew Montour |
| Seat | Danville |
| Largest borough | Danville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132 sq mi (342 km2) |
| • Land | 130 sq mi (337 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2), 1.6% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 18,557 |
| • Density | 143/sq mi (55/km²) |
| Congressional district | 11th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Montour County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,267. Its county seat is Danville. The county is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent Métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. It encompasses 132 sq mi, making it the smallest county by land area in the state.
Montour County is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fort Bosley, located near the present day border of Derry Township and the Borough of Washingtonville, was the county's only fortified location during the Revolutionary War.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 132 square miles (340 km2), of which 130 square miles (340 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (1.6%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in Pennsylvania. A total of 45% of Montour County is wooded. The entire county sits inside the Susquehanna River watershed. The other major streams in Montour County include Chillisquaque Creek and Mahoning Creek.
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