About the Montgomery County, Texas Area 

Montgomery Texas is very historical. It is the third oldest town in Texas! It was also the first county seat of Montgomery County. The City of Montgomery is one of the oldest cities in Texas and many consider it to be the “birthplace of the Texas flag” and the home of the Texas State Seal. Dr.Charles Stewart was a resident of Montgomery and the designer of both the Texas Flag and the State Seal. Despite its relatively small footprint of one square mile, more than 30,000 people in the surrounding communities consider themselves residents of the historic town of Montgomery. 

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Montgomery County has so much to offer such as unique neighborhoods, great restuarants, swimming, over 25 antique shops, terrific fishing spots, gorgeous waterfront homes as well waterview, golf course and interior homes and no one misses the Christmas in Historic Montgomery home tour and annual cookie walk. 

If you a fan of golf there are so many options. There is a wonderful golf course located on Highway 105 West that is open to the public and there are also several subdivisions that offer you private golf courses with world famous signature holes! 

There is so much to do on this gorgeous, clean well maintained 22,000 acre lake that you will rarely find a day to boring! 

It's our job to know EVERYTHING about Lake Conroe, Montgomery County and Conroe! So if you have any questions or just want some information on the the area just ask us for a free package.We promise to get right back to you. 

Montgomery County, Texas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837. The county was named for the town of Montgomery, Texas. In 2000, its population was 293,768. In 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Montgomery County's population to be 412,638, a 40% growth rate in the seven years from the last U.S. Census. The seat of the county is Conroe.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,077 square miles (2,789 km˛), of which, 1,044 square miles (2,704 km˛) of it is land and 33 square miles (85 km˛) of it (3.04%) is water.

Major Highways

See List of Highways in Montgomery County for more roadways in Montgomery County.

Adjacent counties

• Walker County (north)
• San Jacinto County (northeast)
• Liberty County (east)
• Harris County (south)
• Waller County (west)
• Grimes County (Northwest)

Demographics

As of the census˛ of 2000, there were 293,768 people, 103,296 households, and 80,157 families residing in the county. The population density was 281 people per square mile (109/km˛). There were 112,770 housing units at an average density of 108 per square mile (42/km˛). The racial makeup of the county was 88.25% White, 3.49% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.86% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. 12.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 103,296 households out of which 40.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 8.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,864, and the median income for a family was $58,983. Males had a median income of $42,400 versus $28,270 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,544. About 7.10% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Montgomery County is one of the most heavily Republican counties in Texas, giving 78.11% of its vote to George W. Bush in 2004. The county has not been won by any Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, and was one of the few counties in Texas to be won by segregationist candidate George Wallace in 1968.

United States Congress

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

Texas House of Representatives

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated areas

• Imperial Oaks
• New Caney
• Pinehurst
• Porter
• Porter Heights
• Several areas with Spring addresses
• The Woodlands
• Tamina

Education

Several school districts operate public schools in the county:

• Conroe ISD
• Magnolia ISD
• Montgomery ISD
• New Caney ISD
• Splendora ISD
• Tomball ISD (partial)
• Willis ISD

The county also is home to two campuses of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District: Montgomery College and The University Center. The county operates the Montgomery County Memorial Library System.

Transportation

Lone Star Executive Airport, a general aviation airport, is located in Conroe.

The closest airport with regularly scheduled commercial service is George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston in Harris County. William P. Hobby Airport in Houston in Harris County also operates regular commercial service.