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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 Independence is the Seat for Montgomery County.

Montgomery County was founded February 26, 1867 and was created by taking area from Wilson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montgomery had a population of 31,829 people. This is a decrease of 9.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 35,349 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery represented 1.24% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Montgomery County:

  • Caney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Caney is located in Montgomery County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <2>
  • Cherryvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffeyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dearing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dearing is located in Montgomery County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <2>
  • Elk City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk City is located in Montgomery County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Havana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Havana is located in Montgomery County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Independence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Liberty is located in Montgomery County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Tyro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyro is located in Montgomery County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people

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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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