Welcome to Montgomery County ...

Time Zone: Montgomery County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Troy is the Seat for Montgomery County.

Montgomery County was founded in 1779 and was created by taking area from Anson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montgomery had a population of 27,173 people. This is a decrease of 2.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,729 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery represented 0.29% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Montgomery County:

• Biscoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County (NC)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <2>
• Candor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Candor is located in Montgomery County (NC)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <2>
• Mount Gilead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County (NC)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
• Star
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Star is located in Montgomery County (NC)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <2>
• Troy
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Troy is located in Montgomery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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• Websites specific to Montgomery County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Anson County
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  • Davidson County
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  • Moore County
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  • Randolph County
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  • Richmond County
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  • Stanly County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Montgomery County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Montgomery County