Montgomery County is a

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in the Commonwealth of

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. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,553, representing a 7.1% increase from the 799,884 residents enumerated in the 2010 census. Montgomery County is located adjacent to and northwest of

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. The

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and largest city is

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. Montgomery County is geographically diverse, ranging from farms and open land in the extreme north of the county to densely populated suburban neighborhoods in the southern and central portions of the county. Montgomery County is included in the Philadelphia- Camden- Wilmington PA- NJ- DE- MD

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, sometimes expansively known as the

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. The county marks part of the Delaware Valley's northern border with the

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region of Pennsylvania. In 2010, Montgomery County was the 66th-wealthiest county in the country by

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. The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part of

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. The first courthouse was housed in the

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. It is believed to have been named either for Richard Montgomery, an

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general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture

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, or for the

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county of

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, which was named after one of

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's main counselors,

Roger de Montgomerie Roger de Montgomery (died 1094), also known as Roger the Great, was the first Earl of Shrewsbury, and Earl of Arundel, in Sussex. His father was Roger de Montgomery, seigneur of Montgomery, a member of the House of Montgomerie, and was probably ...

since it was part of the Welsh Tract, an area of Pennsylvania settled by

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from

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. Early histories of the county indicate the origin of the county's name as uncertain.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which was land and (0.9%) was water.

Major roads and highways

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Adjacent counties

* Lehigh County (north) *

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(northeast) *

(southeast) * Delaware County (southwest) *

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(west) *

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(northwest)

National protected area

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(part)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, the county was 73.27% White (72.18% White, non-Hispanic), 9.55% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American or Alaskan Native, 7.94% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 2.87% some other race; 6.13% were two or more races. 6.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The largest townships/boroughs in Montgomery County include:

Politics

As of November 7, 2022, there are 607,044 registered voters in Montgomery County. * Democratic: 304,751 (50.20%) *

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: 205,398 (33.84%) *

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: 64,759 (10.72%) *

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: 32,136 (5.29%) Historically, Montgomery County was a stronghold for the Republican Party. The county was the only one carried by

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in the 1990 gubernatorial election over the incumbent governor, Bob Casey. However, the Democratic Party has made substantial gains in the county over the last quarter-century and gained the registration edge early in 2008. As in most of Philadelphia's suburbs, the brand of Republicanism practiced in Montgomery County for much of the 20th century was a moderate one. As the national parties have polarized, the county's voters have increasingly supported Democrats at the national level. After voting for the Republican presidential nominee in all but one election from 1952 to 1988, Lyndon Johnson's landslide in 1964, Montgomery County residents have voted for the Democratic presidential nominee for the past seven consecutive elections, with the margins progressively increasing between 1992 and 2008 to 21.8%. The Democratic victory margin decreased in 2012 back to 14.3%, but rebounded in 2016 to 21.3%. In 2020's election, the Democratic victory margin grew to 26.2%. Most county-level offices were held by Republicans until after the 2007 election, when Democrats picked up control of five row offices. Democrats have also won several elections in the

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in recent years, including two GOP-leaning State House districts in 2004, the 148th with Mike Gerber and the 153rd with

Josh Shapiro Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the governor-elect of Pennsylvania. Raised in Montgomery ...

. Today, although the county is very Democratic at the national level, at the state and local level, it is not specifically partisan. In the 2004

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election, Republican

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won the county over Montco resident

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, but Democrat

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out-polled

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in the 2006 Senate election. In 2006, Democrat Rick Taylor unseated incumbent Republican Eugene McGill in the 151st (although Taylor lost in 2010 to Republican Todd Stephens) and, in 2008, Democrat Matthew Bradford unseated incumbent Republican Jay Moyer in the 70th. Six of the county's 12 state house seats and four of the county's eight senate seats are now held by Democrats. All four statewide Democratic candidates carried Montgomery in 2008, with

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receiving 60% of the county's vote.

won Montgomery County in 2008 and 2012. Despite Donald Trump's victory in the state of Pennsylvania in the 2016 election, Montgomery County was one of the few counties in Pennsylvania which swung in the Democratic presidential candidates' direction with Hillary Clinton winning Montgomery County with 58.87% of the vote, an improvement from Barack Obama's 56.6% vote share in 2012. In the 2016 U.S. Senate elections as well as the Pennsylvania Attorney General elections, Montgomery County voted for Katie McGinty and Josh Shapiro, both Democrats. In 2020, Joe Biden received over 60% of the vote in Montgomery County, the first Democrat to do so in the county's history.

Government

Montgomery County is governed by a three-person county commission. The current composition is two Democrats and one Republican. By law, the county commission must have one member of a minority party represented.

County commissioners

County row offices

''As of the November 2019 election:''

Same-sex marriage

On July 24, 2013, Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes, a

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, announced he would begin issuing

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s to

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, flouting Pennsylvania law banning such unions. Hanes called the commonwealth's ban "arbitrary and suspect", saying he believes it violates the

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and the

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. The

administration of Governor

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filed suit in the

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in an attempt to block Hanes from licensing same-sex marriage. Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini ordered Hanes in September 2013 to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses. After Federal Judge John Jones threw out Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage in May 2014, calling it unconstitutional, offices in other counties were able to issue these licenses, while Hanes had to wait for the ruling against him to be removed.

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

State Senate

State House of Representatives

Economy

Montgomery County is a suburb of

, the nation's sixth most populous city, and many of its residents work in the city. However, Montco is also a major employment center with large business parks in Blue Bell,

Lansdale Lansdale is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a densely-populated commuter town, with many residents traveling daily to Philadelphia using SEPTA Regional Rai ...

, Fort Washington, Horsham, and

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which attract thousands of workers from all over the region. The strong job base and taxes generated by those jobs have resulted in Montgomery County receiving the highest credit rating of 'AAA' from

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, one of fewer than 30 counties in the United States with such a rating. In 2012, Moody's downgraded the general obligation rating to Aa1, and in 2018 the rating was revised back to Aaa. Major employers include: *

Abington School District Abington School District is a medium-sized, suburban, public school district that serves the borough of Rockledge and Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The district operates one high school, one middle school, and seven ele ...

ABM Industries ABM Industries Inc. is a facility management provider in the United States. ABM was founded in 1909 by Morris Rosenberg in San Francisco, California, as a single-person window washing business. As of 2013, the company has over 130,000 employees, ...

* ACTS Retirement-Life Communities *

Aetna Aetna Inc. () is an American managed health care company that sells traditional and consumer directed health care insurance and related services, such as medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, long-term care, and disability plans, ...

Arcadia University Arcadia University is a private university in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The university enrolls approximately 4,000 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. The campus features Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark. History B ...

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* GlaxoSmithKline *

Hatfield Quality Meats Hatfield Meats is primarily a pork meat packing company based in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. It produces over 1,200 different fresh and manufactured pork products. Hatfield's distribution is primarily on the East Coast of the United States, as well a ...

Hatboro-Horsham School District The Hatboro-Horsham School District is located in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a suburban Philadelphia school district of approximately 5000 students. The district operates four elementary schools (K-5), one Middle ...

*Holy Redeemer Health System * Janssen *

Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Abington Hospital is the flagship hospital of Jefferson Health–Abington (part of Jefferson Health), located in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia. The hospital was formerly kno ...

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Lower Merion School District Lower Merion School District, or LMSD, is a public school district located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The school district includes residents of both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. Established in 18 ...

* King of Prussia mall *Main Line Health *

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Merck Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including: * the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668 ** Merck Serono (known as EMD Serono in the Unite ...

Montgomery County Community College Montgomery County Community College (MCCC or Montco) is a public community college in Blue Bell in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. MCCC also has two satellite locations, Pottstown Campus and Culinary Arts Institute in Lansdale. It is accredite ...

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Norristown Area School District Norristown Area School District is a school district located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The school district serves the borough of Norristown, East Norriton Township, and West Norriton Township municipalities in central Montgomery County ...

North Penn School District The North Penn School District (NPSD) is a large, suburban, regional public school district that consists of thirteen elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides sec ...

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* Prudential * Quaker Chemical *

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* SEI Investments Company *

Souderton Area School District Souderton Area School District is a large, suburban public school district which covers an area of almost in the Montgomery County and Bucks County suburbs of Philadelphia. The district serves the municipalities of Souderton, Telford, Franconi ...

Spring-Ford Area School District The Spring-Ford Area School District is a K-12 school district based in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, which expands into Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County. The District is made up of ...

Education

Colleges and universities

* Bryn Athyn College *

Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College ( ; Welsh: ) is a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of elite, historically women's colleges in the United ...

DeVry University DeVry University () is a private for-profit university with its headquarters in Naperville, Illinois. It was founded in 1931 by Herman A. DeVry and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. DeVry is predominantly an online educator but ...

– Fort Washington *

Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Mercy University (GMercyU) is a private Roman Catholic university in Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania. It occupies a campus in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Gwynedd Mercy University was founded in 1948, as Gwynedd-Mercy College ...

* Haverford College *

Manor College Manor College is a private Catholic college in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. It offers associate and bachelor's degrees and is best known for its veterinary technician and dental hygiene programs. To give students a hands-on learning experience, th ...

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(Salus University) *

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– a commonwealth campus of

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Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
*

Rosemont College , mottoeng = I will lift my eyes up to the hills , established = 1921 , type = Private college , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) , president = J ...

* St. Charles Borromeo Seminary * Saint Joseph's University *

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

– Ambler *

Ursinus College Ursinus College is a private liberal arts college in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1869 and occupies a 170-acre campus. History 19th century In 1867, members of the German Reformed Church began plans to establish a college w ...

Westminster Theological Seminary Westminster Theological Seminary is a Protestant theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It was founded by members of the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1929 after Princeton chose to ...

Public school districts

School district: *

Boyertown Area School District The Boyertown Area School District is a large public school district which covers portions of Berks and Montgomery Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. When the Boyertown Area School District was formed in 1953 it was one of the largest in the ...

Cheltenham Township School District The Cheltenham Township School District is a public school district serving Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The District encompasses approximately . ...

* Colonial School District *

* Jenkintown School District *

Lower Moreland Township School District The Lower Moreland Township School District is a public school district in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The school district serves the Township of Lower Moreland, a Philadelphia suburb of about 11,000 people. There are three schools: Pine ...

* Methacton School District *

Perkiomen Valley School District The Perkiomen Valley School District (PVSD) is a school district based in central Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (US). It serves the boroughs of Collegeville, Trappe, and Schwenksville, and the townships of Lower Frederick, Perkiomen, an ...

* Pottsgrove School District *

Pottstown School District Pottstown School District is a school district headquartered in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The district serves the Borough of Pottstown. History Pottstown School District is among the oldest in the state of Pennsylvania. The first ...

Springfield Township School District Springfield Township School District is a public school district in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district serves parts of Springfield Township, including Oreland, Flourtown, Erdenheim, and Wyndmoor. Schools * Sprin ...

* Upper Dublin School District * Upper Merion Area School District *

Upper Moreland School District Upper Moreland School District is located in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Township has a general population of 25,000 residents who are served by the post offices of Wil ...

Upper Perkiomen School District Upper Perkiomen School District is located in the northern corner of Montgomery County and the eastern corner of Berks County in Pennsylvania. The district comprises the townships of Upper Hanover and Marlborough and the boroughs of East Gr ...

* Wissahickon School District * Bryn Athyn School District – exists as an entity, but does not operate any schools. Public school students attend class in neighboring districts.

Private secondary schools

* Academy Of The New Church Boys School * Academy Of The New Church Girls School *

Abington Friends School Abington Friends School is an independent Quaker school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States, serving students from age 3 to grade 12. Abington Friends School has stood on its original campus in the Abington Township neighborhood of Jenkint ...

The Baldwin School The Baldwin School (simply referred to as Baldwin School or Baldwin) is a private school for girls in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1888 by Florence Baldwin. The school occupies a 19th-century resort hotel designed by ...

* AIM Academy *

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a coeducational college-preparatory and religiously pluralistic Jewish day school for grades 6 through 12, located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded in Center City, Philadelphia in 1946 as Akiba Hebrew Aca ...

, formerly known as the Akiba Hebrew Academy * Bishop McDevitt High School * Calvary Baptist School * Coventry Christian Schools * Dock Mennonite Academy *

Friends' Central School Friends' Central School (FCS) is a Quaker school which educates students from nursery through grade 12. It is located in Wynnewood, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania in Greater Philadelphia. The school was founded in 1845 in ...

Germantown Academy Germantown Academy, informally known as GA and originally known as the Union School, is the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States. The school was founded on December 6, 1759, by a group of prominent Germantown citizens in the Gree ...

* Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School *

Haverford School , motto_translation = , address = 450 Lancaster Avenue , location = , region = , city = Haverford , county = , state = Pennsylvania , ...

The Hill School The Hill School (commonly known as The Hill) is a coeducational preparatory boarding school located on a campus in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, about northwest of Philadelphia. The Hill is part of the Ten Schools Admissions Organization (TSAO). ...

* Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy * Indian Creek Mennonite School * Lakeside School *

Lansdale Catholic High School Lansdale Catholic High School is a secondary school that is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States. History The school opened in September 1949 as Little Flower Catholic Hi ...

La Salle College High School , motto_translation = Character and Knowledge , location = 8605 Cheltenham Avenue , city = Wyndmoor , county = ( Montgomery County) , state = Pennsylvania , zipcode ...

* Lincoln Academy * Main Line Academy * Martin Luther School *Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School * Meadowbrook School *

Merion Mercy Academy Merion Mercy Academy is a female Catholic, college preparatory school, teaching grades 9 through 12, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy located in Merion, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. It is an independent school located in the Archdio ...

* Mount Saint Joseph Academy * New Life Youth & Family Svcs * The Pathway School *

The Perkiomen School , motto_translation = It is solved by living , address = 200 Seminary St , location = , region = , city = Pennsburg , county = Montgomery , state ...

Phil-Mont Christian Academy
* Pope John Paul II Catholic High School, replaced Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School and Saint Pius X High School in 2010. * Reformation Christian School * Saint Aloysius School * Saint Basil Academy *

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* Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy * The Shipley School * Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia * Trinity Christian Academy * Valley Forge Baptist Academy * Wordsworth Academy * Wyncote Academy

Night schools/adult education

*Abington Township Adult School *Cheltenham Township Adult School

Communities

Map of Montgomery County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels

Under Pennsylvania law, five types of incorporated municipalities are listed:

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, home rule municipalities (which can include communities that bear the name "Borough" or "Township") and, in at most two cases,

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. These boroughs, townships, and home rule municipalities are located in Montgomery County:

Home rule municipalities

* Bryn Athyn (official name remains "Borough of Bryn Athyn") * Cheltenham Township * Horsham Township *

(county seat) * Plymouth Township * Whitemarsh Township

Boroughs

* Ambler *

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* Bryn Athyn * Collegeville *

Conshohocken Conshohocken ( ; Lenape: ''Kanshihàkink'') is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in ...

* East Greenville * Green Lane * Hatboro * Hatfield *

Jenkintown Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Center City Philadelphia. History The community was named for William Jenkins, a Welsh pioneer settler. Jenkintown is located just ...

* Narberth *

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*Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, Pennsburg *Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Pottstown *Red Hill, Pennsylvania, Red Hill *Rockledge, Pennsylvania, Rockledge *Royersford, Pennsylvania, Royersford *Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Schwenksville *Souderton, Pennsylvania, Souderton *Telford, Pennsylvania, Telford (lies partly in

) *Trappe, Pennsylvania, Trappe *West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, West Conshohocken

Townships

*Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Abington *Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Cheltenham *Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Douglass *East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, East Norriton *Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Franconia *Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Hatfield *Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Horsham *Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Limerick *Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Frederick *Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Gwynedd *Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion *Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Moreland *Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Pottsgrove *Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Providence *Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lower Salford *Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Marlborough *Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery *New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, New Hanover *Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Perkiomen *Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Plymouth *Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Salford *Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Skippack *Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Springfield *Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Towamencin *Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Dublin *Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Frederick *Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Gwynedd *Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Hanover *Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Merion *Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Moreland *Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Pottsgrove *Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Providence *Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Salford *West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, West Norriton *West Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, West Pottsgrove *Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Whitemarsh *Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Whitpain *Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Worcester

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the United States Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here, as well. *Arcadia University, Pennsylvania, Arcadia University *Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Ardmore *Audubon, Pennsylvania, Audubon * Blue Bell *Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr *Eagleville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Eagleville *Evansburg, Pennsylvania, Evansburg *Flourtown, Pennsylvania, Flourtown * Fort Washington *Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, Gilbertsville *Glenside, Pennsylvania, Glenside *Halfway House, Pennsylvania, Halfway House *Harleysville, Pennsylvania, Harleysville *Haverford College, Pennsylvania, Haverford College * Horsham *

*Kulpsville, Pennsylvania, Kulpsville *Maple Glen, Pennsylvania, Maple Glen *Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, Montgomeryville *Oreland, Pennsylvania, Oreland *Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania, Penn Wynne *Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Plymouth Meeting *Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, Pottsgrove *Sanatoga, Pennsylvania, Sanatoga *Skippack, Pennsylvania, Skippack *Spring House, Pennsylvania, Spring House *Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, Spring Mount *Stowe, Pennsylvania, Stowe *Trooper, Pennsylvania, Trooper *Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Willow Grove *Woxall, Pennsylvania, Woxall *Wyncote, Pennsylvania, Wyncote *Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, Wyndmoor Even though the historic village of Valley Forge, as well as the park, are partially located within Montgomery County, the modern village is in Chester County, PA

Unincorporated communities

*Ardsley, Pennsylvania, Ardsley *Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, Bala Cynwyd *Bethayres, Pennsylvania, Bethayres *Dresher, Pennsylvania, Dresher *Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, Elkins Park *Frederick, Pennsylvania, Frederick, a village in New Hanover Township. *Graterford, Pennsylvania, Graterford *Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, Gladwyne *Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, Gwynedd *Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, Gwynedd Valley *Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon Valley (small sections in Bucks County) *Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, Lafayette Hill *Lederach, Pennsylvania, Lederach *Linfield, Pennsylvania, Linfield *Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, Meadowbrook *Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, Melrose Park *Merion Station, Pennsylvania, Merion Station *Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, Mont Clare *Oaks, Pennsylvania, Oaks *Port Providence, Pennsylvania, Port Providence *Rosemont, Pennsylvania, Rosemont *Villanova, Pennsylvania, Villanova (partly in Delaware County) *Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, Wynnewood (partly in Delaware County)

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 United States census, 2010 census of Montgomery County. † ''county seat''

Culture

*The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP), a nonprofit organization founded by Glenn Doman, was established in Wyndmoor in 1955. The IAHP is an educational organization that teaches parents about child brain development, and is a treatment center for brain-injured children. *The Old York Road Symphony, based in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Abington, is one of the oldest all-volunteer orchestras in the country, founded in 1932.

Climate

The county has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') except in some lowland areas very close to Philadelphia where it is humid subtropical climate, humid subtropical (''Cfa''). The hardiness zones are 6b and 7a.

References

External links

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Valley Forge & Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau
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