Montgomery County, Texas

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Montgomery County
County
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The Montgomery County Courthouse in Conroe
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°18′N95°30′W / 30.3°N 95.5°W / 30.3; -95.5
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1837
Named for Montgomery, Texas
Seat Conroe
Largest community The Woodlands
Area
 • Total
1,077 sq mi (2,790 km2)
 • Land1,042 sq mi (2,700 km2)
 • Water35 sq mi (90 km2)  3.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
620,443
 • Estimate 
(2023)
711,354 Increase2.svg
 • Density580/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts 2nd, 8th
Website www.mctx.org

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 620,443. [1] The county seat is Conroe. [2] The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837, and is named for the town of Montgomery. [3] Between 2000 and 2010, its population grew by 55%, the 24th-fastest rate of growth of any county in the United States. Between 2010 and 2020, its population grew by 36%. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated population is 711,354 as of July 1, 2023.

Contents

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,077 square miles (2,790 km2), of which 1,042 square miles (2,700 km2) are land and 35 square miles (91 km2) (3.3%) are covered by water. [4]

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 2,384—
1860 5,479129.8%
1870 6,48318.3%
1880 10,15456.6%
1890 11,76515.9%
1900 17,06745.1%
1910 15,679−8.1%
1920 17,33410.6%
1930 14,588−15.8%
1940 23,05558.0%
1950 24,5046.3%
1960 26,8399.5%
1970 49,47984.4%
1980 128,487159.7%
1990 182,20141.8%
2000 293,76861.2%
2010 455,74655.1%
2020 620,46036.1%
2023 (est.)711,35414.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1850–2010 [7] 2010–2020 [8]
Montgomery County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1990 [9] Pop 2000 [10] Pop 2010 [11] Pop 2020 [12] % 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)159,436239,150324,611371,40387.51%81.41%71.23%59.86%
Black or African American alone (NH)7,65910,07618,53734,1774.20%3.43%4.07%5.51%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)6461,1181,8071,8840.35%0.38%0.40%0.30%
Asian alone (NH)1,1433,1679,34721,4360.63%1.08%2.05%3.45%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)N/A80241634N/A0.03%0.05%0.10%
Other Race alone (NH)802816352,5220.04%0.10%0.14%0.41%
Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH)N/A2,7465,87024,298N/A0.93%1.29%3.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,23737,15094,698164,0897.27%12.65%20.78%26.45%
Total182,201293,768455,746620,443100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2010 census, [13] there were 455,746 people, 162,530 households, and 121,472 families residing in the county. The population density was 423 people per square mile (163 people/km2). There were 177,647 housing units at an average density of 165 per square mile (64/km2).

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.

At 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.

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. [14]

In 2004, county voters gave 78.1 percent of their vote to Republican candidate George W. Bush. [15] In 2008, 75.8% of the voters supported the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin. [16]

In 2016, Montgomery County was the only county in the United States where Republican nominee Donald Trump won against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by a margin of greater than 100,000 votes. [17] In 2020, Trump won Montgomery County again, with an expanded margin of 119,000 votes. [18] In 2024, Trump won Montgomery County once again, with another expanded margin of about 140,000 votes. [19]

United States presidential election results for Montgomery County, Texas [20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 221,96472.24%82,27726.78%3,0170.98%
2020 193,38271.22%74,37727.39%3,7841.39%
2016 150,31473.00%45,83522.26%9,7554.74%
2012 137,96979.51%32,92018.97%2,6341.52%
2008 119,88475.76%36,70323.19%1,6641.05%
2004 104,65478.11%28,62821.37%7060.53%
2000 80,60075.89%23,28621.92%2,3272.19%
1996 51,01165.23%20,72226.50%6,4698.27%
1992 39,97651.28%18,55123.80%19,43124.92%
1988 40,36068.24%18,39431.10%3920.66%
1984 41,23075.39%13,29324.31%1670.31%
1980 26,23765.64%12,59331.51%1,1412.85%
1976 15,73953.07%13,71846.25%2020.68%
1972 15,06777.48%4,35822.41%220.11%
1968 4,35332.84%4,02130.34%4,88136.82%
1964 3,16738.64%4,98960.87%400.49%
1960 3,30947.70%3,51050.60%1181.70%
1956 3,36056.24%2,57243.05%420.70%
1952 2,96946.32%3,43253.54%90.14%
1948 54416.30%1,79553.77%99929.93%
1944 2196.05%2,90280.17%49913.78%
1940 40810.87%3,34789.13%00.00%
1936 1867.05%2,44392.61%90.34%
1932 1266.00%1,97193.90%20.10%
1928 61340.36%90559.58%10.07%
1924 1669.83%1,50088.81%231.36%
1920 20314.00%93564.48%31221.52%
1916 19716.13%88072.07%14411.79%
1912 12012.67%61364.73%21422.60%

United States Congress

SenatorsNamePartyFirst ElectedLevel
 Senate Class 1 Ted Cruz Republican 2012Junior Senator
 Senate Class 2 John Cornyn Republican 2002Senior Senator
RepresentativesNamePartyFirst ElectedArea(s) of Montgomery County Represented
 District 2 Dan Crenshaw Republican 2018South county
 District 8 Morgan Luttrell Republican 2020West and north county

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

DistrictNamePartyFirst ElectedArea(s) of Montgomery County Represented
 3 Robert Nichols Republican 2006North
 4 Brandon Creighton Republican Special election 2014South and central (including The Woodlands and Conroe)

Texas House of Representatives

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

Education

Public schools

Several school districts operate public schools in the county: [21]

Private schools

Pre-K to 12
Pre-K to 8

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. [22]

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. [23]

Former colleges for black students in the pre-desegregation era included Conroe Normal and Industrial College and Royal College. [24]

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. [25] 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. [26]

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. [27]

Major highways

Toll roads

Montgomery County has several toll roads within its borders, most of which are operated as "pass-through toll roads" [28] 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). [29] 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. [30] 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.

See also

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