Back مقاطعة مونتغومري (كنتاكي) Arabic Montgomery County, Kentucky BAR Монтгомъри (окръг, Кентъки) Bulgarian মন্টগোমেরী কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি BPY Montgomery Gông (Kentucky) CDO Монтгомери (гуо, Кентукки) CE Montgomery County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky) CEB Montgomery County (Kentucky) Czech Montgomery County, Kentucky Welsh Montgomery County (Kentucky) German
Montgomery County | |
|---|---|
 Montgomery County courthouse in Mount Sterling | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′N 83°55′W / 38.03°N 83.91°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Named for | Richard Montgomery |
| Seat | Mount Sterling |
| Largest city | Mount Sterling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199 sq mi (520 km2) |
| • Land | 197 sq mi (510 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,114 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 28,527  |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | montgomerycounty |
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,114.[1] Its county seat is Mount Sterling.[2] With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city where package alcohol sales are allowed, in this case Mount Sterling.[3] Montgomery County is part of the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wet & Dry Counties in Kentucky" (PDF). Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.