Montgomery County, Maryland
county in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the richest counties in the United States,[5] and has the highest percentage (29.2%) of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree.[6] The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville.[7]
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Montgomery County, Maryland | |
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Clockwise: Downtown Bethesda, Spring Street in Silver Spring, Billy Goat B Trail, rural Darnestown, Rockville town center, Great Falls on the Potomac River. | |
Nickname: "MoCo" | |
Motto: French: Gardez Bien (English: Watch Well) | |
Coordinates: 39°08′11″N 77°12′15″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
Seat | Rockville |
Largest community | Germantown |
Founded | September 6, 1776[2][3] |
Named for | Richard Montgomery |
Government | |
• Executive | Marc Elrich (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 506.91 sq mi (1,312.89 km2) |
• Land | 493.11 sq mi (1,277.15 km2) |
• Water | 13.80 sq mi (35.74 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,062,061 |
• Density | 2,153.80/sq mi (831.59/km2) |
Demonyms | Montgomery Countyan, MoCoite |
Gross Domestic Product | |
• Total | US$93.746 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern [EST]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 20812–20918 |
Area codes | |
Congressional districts | 4th, 6th, 8th |
Website | www |
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