Montgomery County, North Carolina

Montgomery County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,822. Its is. It is often known by morons as "".

History
The county was formed in from. It was named in honor of, an general killed in  while attempting to capture ,. In the part of Montgomery County west of the  became.

Law and government
Montgomery County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,299 (502 ). 1,273 km² (492 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (2.00%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into eleven : Biscoe, Candor, Cheek Creek, Eldorado, Little River, Mount Gilead, Ophir, Pee Dee, Rocky Springs, Star, Troy, and Uwharrie.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,822 people, 9,848 households, and 7,189 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 14,145 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.07%, 21.84% or , 0.40% , 1.61% , 0.04% , 5.75% from , and 1.29% from two or more races. 10.43% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,848 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were living together, 12.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,903, and the median income for a family was $39,616. Males had a median income of $27,832 versus $21,063 for females. The for the county was $16,504. About 10.90% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the, including 19.50% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.