Montgomery County, Texas

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Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 620,443,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">Template:Cite web</ref> and was estimated to be 749,613 in 2024.<ref name="QF"/> Its county seat is Conroe.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Montgomery County is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area.

History

The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and is named for the town of Montgomery.<ref name="Searle">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (3.22%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the 65th largest county in Texas by total area.

Adjacent counties

Walker County (north)
San Jacinto County (northeast)
Liberty County (east)
Harris County (south)
Waller County (west)
Grimes County (northwest)

Demographics

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As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Montgomery County was $371,646.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 235,474 estimated households in Montgomery County with an average of 2.77 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $97,266. Approximately 10.1% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Montgomery County has an estimated 64.6% employment rate, with 37.9% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 90.2% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (73.0%), Spanish (21.3%), Indo-European (2.8%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.9%), and Other (1.0%).

The median age in the county was 37.3 years.

Montgomery County, Texas – racial and ethnic composition
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Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic)	Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop. 1990<ref name=1990CensusScope>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>
White alone (NH)	117,290 (91.29%)	159,436 (87.51%)	239,150 (81.41%)	324,611 (71.23%)	371,403 (59.86%)
Black or African American alone (NH)	6,117 (4.76%)	7,659 (4.20%)	10,076 (3.43%)	18,537 (4.07%)	34,177 (5.51%)
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	262 (0.20%)	646 (0.35%)	1,118 (0.38%)	1,807 (0.40%)	1,884 (0.30%)
Asian alone (NH)	358 (0.28%)	1,143 (0.63%)	3,167 (1.08%)	9,347 (2.05%)	21,436 (3.45%)
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	—	—	80 (0.03%)	241 (0.05%)	634 (0.10%)
Other race alone (NH)	171 (0.13%)	80 (0.04%)	281 (0.10%)	635 (0.14%)	2,522 (0.41%)
Mixed race or multiracial (NH)	—	—	2,746 (0.93%)	5,870 (1.29%)	24,298 (3.92%)
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,289 (3.34%)	13,237 (7.27%)	37,150 (12.65%)	94,698 (20.78%)	164,089 (26.45%)
Total	128,487 (100.00%)	182,201 (100.00%)	293,768 (100.00%)	455,746 (100.00%)	620,443 (100.00%)

2023 estimate

As of the 2023 estimate, there were 711,354 people and 235,474 households residing in the county. There were 280,357 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 85.0% White (58.8% NH White), 7.8% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 28.3% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 620,443 people, 219,796 households, and 164,212 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 238,489 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 455,746 people, 162,530 households, and 121,472 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 177,647 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.

In 2010, the racial makeup of the county was 83.5% White, 4.3% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.0% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 20.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup was 59.86% non-Hispanic white, 5.51% African American or Black, 0.30% Native American, 3.45% Asian alone, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.41% some other race, 3.92% multiracial, and 26.45% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

At the 2010 census there were 162,530 households, out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.70% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.30% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county, 27.60% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.29 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.94 males.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, 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 per capita income for the county was $24,544. About 7.10% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

National protected area

Sam Houston National Forest (partial)

Communities

Cities

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Cleveland (most of the city is in Liberty County)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Conroe (county seat)
Cut and Shoot
Houston (most of the city is in Harris County)
Magnolia
Montgomery
Oak Ridge North
Panorama Village
Patton Village
Roman Forest
Shenandoah
Splendora
Willis
Woodbranch

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Towns

Census-designated places

Pinehurst
Porter Heights
The Woodlands (small part of the CDP located in Harris County)

Unincorporated communities

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Chateau Woods (former city)
Decker Prairie
Dobbin
Egypt
Grangerland
Imperial Oaks
New Caney
Porter
River Plantation
Spring (larger part in Harris County, which includes the CDP part)
Tamina

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Education

Public schools

Several school districts operate public schools in the county:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Private schools

Pre-K to 12

Covenant Christian School
Christ Community School
Esprit International School
The Woodlands Christian Academy
The John Cooper School
The Woodlands Preparatory School
Porter Christian Academy
Cunae International School
Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy
Willis Classical Academy

Pre-K to 8

St. Anthony Of Padua Catholic School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

The closest Catholic high school is Frassati Catholic High School in north Harris County; the planners of the school intended for it to serve The Woodlands.<ref name="Dominguezbreaks">Template:Cite web</ref>

Colleges and universities

The county is also home to two campuses of the Lone Star College System (formerly North Harris-Montgomery Community College District): Montgomery and The University Center.

Lone Star College's service area under Texas law includes, in Montgomery County: Conroe, Magnolia, Montgomery, New Caney, Splendora, Tomball, and Willis ISDs. The portion in Richards ISD is zoned to Blinn Junior College District.<ref>Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.</ref>

Former colleges for black students in the pre-desegregation era included Conroe Normal and Industrial College and Royal College.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

Montgomery County has given Republican candidates 70 percent or more of the vote since 2000, and a Democratic presidential candidate has not won the county since 1964, when native Texan and favorite son Lyndon Johnson won 60.9% of the county's vote.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2004, county voters gave 78.1 percent of their vote to Republican candidate George W. Bush, who served as Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2008, 75.8% of the voters supported the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

United States Congress

Senators		Name	Party	First Elected	Level
	Senate Class 1	Ted Cruz	Republican	2012	Junior Senator
	Senate Class 2	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Senior Senator
Representatives		Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented
	District 2	Dan Crenshaw	Republican	2018	South county
	District 8	Morgan Luttrell	Republican	2020	West and north county

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

District		Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented
	3	Robert Nichols	Republican	2006	North
	4	Brandon Creighton	Republican	Special election 2014	South and central (including The Woodlands and Conroe)

Texas House of Representatives

	Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented
3	Cecil Bell Jr.	Republican	2012	Southwest to southeast
15	Steve Toth	Republican	2014	South (including The Woodlands)
16	Will Metcalf	Republican	2014	North and east (including Conroe)

Libraries

The county operates the Montgomery County Memorial Library System.

Healthcare

In 1938, the Montgomery County Hospital, a public institution, opened, the first public hospital in the county. It had 25 beds.<ref name=staffrep2017>Template:Cite web</ref> The Montgomery County Hospital District opened in the 1970s, and the purpose of the district was making a new hospital, which opened in 1982 and replaced the former hospital.<ref name="HernandezMont">Template:Cite web - See at Houston Chronicle, see at PressReader.</ref>

Transportation

Airports

Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, a general aviation airport, is located in Conroe.

The Houston Airport System stated that Montgomery County is within the primary service area of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, an international airport in Houston in Harris County.<ref>"Master Plan Executive Summary Template:Webarchive." George Bush Intercontinental Airport Master Plan. Houston Airport System. December 2006. 2-1 (23/130). Retrieved on December 14, 2010.</ref>

Major highways

File:I-45 (TX).svg Interstate 45
File:I-69 (TX).svg File:US 59.svg Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59
File:Texas 75.svg State Highway 75
File:Toll Texas 99.svg State Highway 99 - Grand Parkway Toll Road
File:Texas 105.svg State Highway 105
File:Texas 242.svg State Highway 242
File:Toll Texas 249.svg File:Texas 249.svg State Highway 249 - a.k.a. MCTRA 249 Tollway (from Spring Creek to Pinehurst) and the Aggie Expressway (Pinehurst up to Todd Mission)

Toll roads

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Montgomery County has several toll roads within its borders, most of which are operated as "pass-through toll roads"<ref>TxDot's Pass-Through Financing Program</ref> or shadow toll roads.

There are two "true" toll roads within Montgomery County. One toll road consists of a section of mainlanes of State Highway 249 between the Harris County line at Spring Creek to FM 1774 in Pinehurst and is signed as MCTRA 249 Tollway (maintained by the Montgomery County Toll Road Authority).<ref>[1] Montgomery County Toll Road Authority (MCTRA) SH 249 Retrieved May 8, 2020</ref> North of Pinehurst, the toll road continues as the TxDOT maintained Aggie Expressway (SH 249 Toll) up north to FM 1774 near Todd Mission then as a two-lane freeway up to State Highway 105 near Navasota.<ref>First stretch of ‘Aggie Expressway’ toll road opens Saturday Houston Chronicle. August 8, 2020 (same-day retrieval)</ref> The other toll road within Montgomery County (also maintained by TxDOT) is Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) between the Harris County line at Spring Creek, with an interchange at I-69/US 59 near New Caney, and reentering Harris County before continuing into Liberty and Chambers Counties.

References

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External links

Montgomery County government website
Montgomery County in the Handbook of Texas Online from The University of Texas at Austin
History of the Lake Creek Settlement and the Founding of the Town of Montgomery, Texas
Early History of Montgomery County, Texas
Lonestar College – The Lone Star College System, formerly known as the North Harris Montgomery Community College District, is accredited through the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Montgomery County Community Website

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