Place:Montour, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameMontour
Alt namesMontoursource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.117°N 76.633°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1850 - )
See alsoColumbia, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Montour County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,267. Its county seat is Danville. The county is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent Métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. It encompasses 132 sq mi, making it the smallest county by land area in the state.

Montour County is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1850 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 13,239
1860 13,053
1870 15,344
1880 15,468
1890 15,645
1900 15,526
1910 14,868
1920 14,080
1930 14,517
1940 15,466
1950 16,001
1960 16,730
1970 16,508
1980 16,675
1990 17,735

Research Tips

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Montour County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.montourco.org/


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