Montgomery County, Texas

Montgomery County is a located in the  of  within the. The county was named for the town of, at the time the largest community in the county, which in turn was named for Andrew Montgomery, a settler who founded the town. In, its population was 293,768. In 2005, the estimated its population to be 378,033. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,789 (1,077 ). 2,704 km² (1,044 sq mi) of it is land and 85 km² (33 sq mi) of it (3.04%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 105.svg|20px]]

See for more roadways in Montgomery County.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 293,768 people, 103,296 households, and 80,157 families residing in the county. The was 109/km² (281/sq mi). There were 112,770 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (108/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.25%, 3.49% or , 0.47% , 1.11% , 0.03% , 4.86% from , and 1.79% from two or more races. 12.65% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 103,296 households out of which 40.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 8.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,864, and the median income for a family was $58,983. Males had a median income of $42,400 versus $28,270 for females. The for the county was $24,544. About 7.10% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated areas

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Education
Several school districts operate public schools in the county:
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The county also is home to two campuses of the : and. The county operates the.

Library Controversy
Montgomery County Texas is known for a divisive string of book challenges. A library takeover was planned by county commissioner Alan B. Sadler that almost resulted in his arrest. Sadler sought to approve all materials procured by the library. The ongoing struggle instigated by book banners and the county commissioner resulted in a Lifetime Achievement Award being presented to Library Director Jerilynn Williams from the.