Montgomery County, Maryland
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Montgomery County, Maryland | |
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| Montgomery County, Maryland[1] | |
Downtown Rockville in 2001, the Black Rock Mill in 2006, the National Naval Medical Center in 2003, Shady Grove in 2004, and the Gaithersburg city hall in 2007. | |
| Nickname(s): "MoCo" | |
| Motto(s): "Gardez Bien" (English: Watch Well) | |
Location in the U.S. state of Maryland | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Maryland |
| Founded | September 6, 1776[2][3] |
| Named for | Richard Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Isiah Leggett (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 507 sq mi (1,310 km2) |
| • Land | 491 sq mi (1,270 km2) |
| • Water | 16 sq mi (40 km2) 3.1% |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,058,810 |
| • Density | 2,156/sq mi (832/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Montgomery Countyan, MoCoite |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP | 20812, 20813, 20814, 20815, 20816, 20817, 20818, 20824, 20825, 20827, 20830, 20832, 20833, 20837, 20838, 20839, 20841, 20842, 20847, 20848, 20849, 20850, 20851, 20852, 20853, 20854, 20855, 20859, 20860, 20861, 20862, 20866, 20868, 20871, 20872, 20874, 20875, 20876, 20877, 20878, 20879, 20880, 20882, 20883, 20884, 20885, 20886, 20891, 20895, 20896, 20898, 20901, 20902, 20903, 20904, 20905, 20906, 20907, 20908, 20910, 20911, 20912, 20913, 20914, 20915, 20916, 20918 |
| Area code(s) | 240, 301 |
| Seat (and largest city) |  Rockville |
| Congressional districts | 3rd, 6th, 8th |
| Website | montgomerycountymd |
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,[4] and has the highest percentage (29.2%) of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree.[5] The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville.[6]
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