Montgomery County, Illinois

Montgomery County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Hillsboro
Year Organized: 1821
Square Miles: 704

Court House:

1 Courthouse Square
PO Box 595
Hillsboro, IL 62049-0595

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Gen. Richard Montgomery, revolutionary soldier of Irish birth; killed at Quebec in 1775.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Montgomery County was created on February 21, 1821 (Laws, 1821, p. 142) and was formed from Bond and Madison Counties. Present area), or parts of it), formerly included in: Fayette (small eastern section) County (1821–1827),Bond County (1817–1821), Madison County (1812–1821), St. Clair County (1790–1812) and Knox), Northwest Territory (1790–1801).

The County was named for Richard Montgomery, a Revolutionary General, of Irish birth, who was killed before Quebec on December 31, 1775. The County Seat is Hillsboro . Prior County Seats was Hamilton—Designated but never established (1821–1823) and Hillsboro (1823–Present).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 710 square miles (1,838 km²), of which, 704 square miles (1,823 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (0.84%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Christian County; Shelby County
Southeast: Fayette County
South: Bond County
Southwest: Madison County
West: Macoupin County
Northwest: Sangamon County

Cities and Towns:

- Audubon	township
- Barnett	township
- Bois D'Arc	township
- Butler	village	Incorporated Area
- Butler Grove	township
- Coalton	village	Incorporated Area
- Coffeen	city	Incorporated Area
- Donnellson	village	Incorporated Area
- East Fork	township
- Farmersville	village	Incorporated Area
- Fillmore	village	Incorporated Area
- Grisham	township
- Harvel	village	Incorporated Area
- Hillsboro (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Irving	village	Incorporated Area
- Litchfield	city	Incorporated Area
- Nokomis	city	Incorporated Area
- North Litchfield	township
- Ohlman	village	Incorporated Area
- Panama	village	Incorporated Area
- Pitman	township
- Raymond	village	Incorporated Area
- Rountree	township
- Schram City	village	Incorporated Area
- South Fillmore	township
- South Litchfield	township
- Taylor Springs	village	Incorporated Area
- Waggoner	village	Incorporated Area
- Walshville	village	Incorporated Area
- Wenonah	village	Incorporated Area
- Witt	city	Incorporated Area
- Zanesville	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

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