Map of Montgomery County, North Carolina

Montgomery County is a rural county located in the southern Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,751. Its county seat is Troy.

Montgomery County overview:
Name:	Montgomery County
FIPS code:	37-123
State:	North Carolina
Founded:	1779
Named for:	Richard Montgomery
Seat:	Troy
Largest town:	Troy
Total Area:	502 sq mi (1,300 km²)
Land Area:	492 sq mi (1,270 km²)
Total Population:	25,798
Population Density:	52.4/sq mi (20.2/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website:	www.montgomerycountync.com

Montgomery County location map. Where is Montgomery County?

Montgomery County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Montgomery County. — Location of Montgomery County in the the United States.

Montgomery County location on the North Carolina map. Where is Montgomery County. — Location of Montgomery County in North Carolina.

History

The county was formed in January 1779, by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1778, from part of Anson County. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 named James Roper, James Allen, Cornelius Robeson, Samuel Person, and John Collier of Randolph County as the commissioners of Montgomery County and charged them with determining the location for a county seat. They chose what developed as Troy.

In 1841, the part of Montgomery County west of the Yadkin/Pee Dee River became Stanly County.

Montgomery County Road Map

Montgomery CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Montgomery County, North Carolina. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Montgomery CountyMap — Montgomery Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 502 square miles (1,300 km), of which 492 square miles (1,270 km) is land and 10 square miles (26 km) (2.0%) is water. It is situated in the heart of the Uwharrie National Forest.

National protected area

Uwharrie National Forest (part)

State and local protected areas/sites

Roy J. Maness Nature Preserve
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site
Uwharrie Game Land

Major water bodies

Badin Lake
Big Creek
Big Mountain Creek
Densons Creek
Drowning Creek
Great Pee Dee River
Jackson Creek
Lake Tillery
Little River
Rocky Creek
Spencer Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Tuckertown Reservoir
Uwharrie River
Yadkin River

Adjacent counties

Randolph County – northeast
Moore County – east
Richmond County – south
Anson County – southwest
Stanly County – west
Davidson County – northwest

Major highways

I-73
I-74
US 220
US 220 Alt.
NC 24
NC 27
NC 27 Bus. (Possible future business route in Troy)
NC 73
NC 109
NC 109 Bus. (Mount Gilead)
NC 109 Bus. (Troy)
NC 134
NC 211
NC 731

Major infrastructure

Montgomery County Airport