Welcome to Montgomery County ...
Time Zone: Montgomery County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Red Oak is the Seat for Montgomery County.
Montgomery County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Polk County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montgomery had a population of 9,917 people. This is a decrease of 7.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,740 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery represented 0.35% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Montgomery County:
- Coburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <3>
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Villisca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
- Villisca is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <3>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Montgomery County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
<1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |