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Montgomery County is located in the State of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228,954, making it the fifth-most populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital. Montgomery County is included in the Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Montgomery County was established by dividing Monroe County on December 6, 1816, by the Mississippi Territorial Legislature.[1] It is named for Lemuel P. Montgomery, a young U.S. Army officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the final battle of the Creek Indian war, which was waged concurrently with the War of 1812.
The city of Montgomery, which is the county seat, is named for Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.[2]
Over much of the 19th century great wealth was derived from the cotton crop, with the Civil War producing a temporary setback. More lasting trouble came in 1914 with the arrival of the boll weevil, which became very destructive to the cotton harvest from 1915 on. By the 1940s county farms earned more from cattle than cotton.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1816 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1816 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1817 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1908 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1820 | 6,604
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1830 | 12,695
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1840 | 24,574
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1850 | 29,711
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1860 | 35,904
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1870 | 43,704
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1880 | 52,356
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1890 | 56,172
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1900 | 72,047
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1910 | 82,178
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1920 | 80,853
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1930 | 98,671
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1940 | 114,420
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1950 | 138,965
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1960 | 169,210
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1970 | 167,790
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1980 | 197,038
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1990 | 209,085
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Montgomery County, Alabama, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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