Montgomery County, Iowa

Montgomery County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,771. It was named in honor of, an general killed in  while attempting to capture ,. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,100 (425 ). 1,098 km² (424 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.22%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,771 people, 4,886 households, and 3,258 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 5,399 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.20%, 0.08% or , 0.35% , 0.25% , 0.01% , 0.68% from , and 0.44% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,886 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,214, and the median income for a family was $40,129. Males had a median income of $28,531 versus $20,835 for females. The for the county was $16,373. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated community


41.02917°N, -95.15139°W