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Time Zone: Montgomery County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Montgomery is the Seat for Montgomery County. In addition, the community of Montgomery is also the capital of Alabama.

Montgomery County was founded in 1816 and was created by taking area from MonroeCounty.

From the Census Estimates for 2009, <1> Montgomery had a population of 224,119 people. This is an increase of 0.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 223,510 people in 2000).

At the time of the 2000 Census, Montgomery represented 5.03% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 4th most populous county (out of 67 counties).

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
2010229,363+2.62%+2.34% since 2009
2009224,119+0.27%-0.18% since 2008
2008224,525+0.45%-0.5% since 2007
2007225,648+0.96% 
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2000223,510The Last Census

More information can be found on the Montgomery County Census Page for Montgomery County.

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Websites for Montgomery County

Official Website:   www.mc-ala.org/

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census.

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<2>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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