Welcome to Montgomery County ...
Time Zone: Montgomery County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Rockville is the Seat for Montgomery County.
Montgomery County was founded in 1776 and was created by taking area from Frederick County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montgomery had a population of 1,050,688 people. This is an increase of 7.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 975,602 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery represented 16.9% of the total population of Maryland.
Below are some of the communities located in Montgomery County:
- Barnesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Brookeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Gaithersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Garrett Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laytonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- North Chevy Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chevy Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Poolesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Takoma Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites specific to Montgomery County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Loudoun County
- Fairfax 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |