Montgomery County, Virginia

Montgomery County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 83,629. Its is. It is part of the  which encompasses all of Montgomery County, Virginia and the city of Radford for statistical purposes.

History
Montgomery County was established in from. The county is named for, an  killed in  while attempting to capture ,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,009 (389 ). 1,005 km² (388 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.31%) is water.

Bordering counties and cities
The county is bordered by to the north,   to the south,  to the northwest, the  and  to the southwest, and  to the northeast.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 83,629 people, 30,997 households, and 17,203 families residing in the county. The was 83/km² (215/mi²). There were 32,527 housing units at an average density of 32/km² (84/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.00%, 3.65% or , 0.18% , 3.97% , 0.04% , 0.63% from , and 1.53% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 30,997 households out of which 25.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.80% were living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.50% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out with 17.10% under the age of 18, 31.30% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 17.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 110.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,330, and the median income for a family was $47,239. Males had a median income of $33,674 versus $23,555 for females. The for the county was $17,077. About 8.80% of families and 23.20% of the population were below the, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.