Montgomery County, Indiana

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

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Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Revolutionary War Major General Richard Montgomery.

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History

Montgomery County began its official existence March 1, 1823. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada, in the Battle of Quebec

The first county election was held in Mar 1823. 61 people voted in that first election. The first three county commissioners were elected -- William Offield, James Blevins and John McCollough -- who then ordered that the first jail and courthouse be built.

Montgomery County is divided into 11 Civil Townships as follows: Brown, Clark, Coal Creek, Franklin, Madison, Ripley, Scott, Sugar Creek, Union, Walnut and Wayne

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 505 square miles (1,309 km²), of which 505 square miles (1,307 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2 km²) (0.16%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Tippecanoe County
Northeast: Clinton County
East: Boone County
Southeast: Hendricks County
South: Putnam County
Southwest: Parke County
Northwest: Fountain County

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."

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