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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 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 7.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,690 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)
    • Coburg is located in Montgomery County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Elliott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Elliott is located in Montgomery County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <2>
  • Grant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant is located in Montgomery County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Red Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak is located in Montgomery County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <2>
  • Stanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton is located in Montgomery County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>
  • Villisca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Villisca is located in Montgomery County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <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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