Welcome to Montgomery ...

The city of Montgomery is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The pronunciation of Montgomery: mahnt-GUM-uhree<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montgomery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1811.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montgomery has a population of 10,868 people<3> (see below for details).

Montgomery is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Montgomery is within the (513) area code.

Websites for Montgomery ...

Official Website: www.ci.montgomery.oh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montgomery had an population of 10,868 people. This is an increase of 6.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery had a population of 10,251 people. This makes Montgomery the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Montgomery represents 0.09% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 170th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,251 people, the population of Montgomery has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 10,163 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Montgomery.

Communities Also Named Montgomery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Montgomery: This one is located in Hamilton County and the other is located in Pickaway County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 36 communities that are also named Montgomery - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montgomery.

Communities near Montgomery ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montgomery.

• Cincinnati
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <5>
• Hamilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Fairfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Covington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Mason
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Norwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Erlanger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <5>
• Forest Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Montgomery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montgomery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montgomery. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montgomery.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery. See our Newspapers Page for Montgomery.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montgomery ...

Looking for more information about Montgomery? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Montgomery, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Montgomery.

Adding Montgomery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montgomery in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montgomery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Montgomery post office opened in 1811.

We also found Montgomery in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montgomery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montgomery: www.ci.montgomery.oh.us/

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/