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Welcome to Montgomery County ...

Time Zone: Montgomery County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mount Ida is the Seat for Montgomery County.

Montgomery County was founded in 1842 and was created by taking area from Hot Spring County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montgomery had a population of 8,986 people. This is a decrease of 5.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,510 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery represented 0.33% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Montgomery County:

  • Black Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Mount Ida
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <2>
  • Norman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Norman is located in Montgomery County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <2>
  • Oden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oden is located in Montgomery County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <2>

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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.
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