Montgomery County, Texas

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Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 620,443,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">Template:Cite web</ref> and was estimated to be 749,613 in 2024.<ref name="QF"/> Its county seat is Conroe.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Montgomery County is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area.

History

The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and is named for the town of Montgomery.<ref name="Searle">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (3.22%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the 65th largest county in Texas by total area.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

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As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Montgomery County was $371,646.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 235,474 estimated households in Montgomery County with an average of 2.77 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $97,266. Approximately 10.1% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Montgomery County has an estimated 64.6% employment rate, with 37.9% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 90.2% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (73.0%), Spanish (21.3%), Indo-European (2.8%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.9%), and Other (1.0%).

The median age in the county was 37.3 years.

Montgomery County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX/> Pop 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX/> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 117,290 159,436 239,150 324,611 371,403 91.29% 87.51% 81.41% 71.23% 59.86%
Black or African American alone (NH) 6,117 7,659 10,076 18,537 34,177 4.76% 4.20% 3.43% 4.07% 5.51%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 262 646 1,118 9,347 1,884 0.20% 0.35% 0.38% 0.40% 0.30%
Asian alone (NH) 358 1,143 3,167 9,347 21,436 0.28% 0.63% 1.08% 2.05% 3.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x x 80 241 634 x x 0.03% 0.05% 0.10%
Other race alone (NH) 171 80 281 635 2,522 0.13% 0.04% 0.10% 0.14% 0.41%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x x 2,746 5,870 24,298 x x 0.93% 1.29% 3.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,289 13,237 37,150 94,698 164,089 3.34% 7.27% 12.65% 20.78% 26.45%
Total 128,487 182,201 293,768 455,746 620,443 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%


2023 estimate

As of the 2023 estimate, there were 711,354 people and 235,474 households residing in the county. There were 280,357 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 85.0% White (58.8% NH White), 7.8% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 28.3% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 620,443 people, 219,796 households, and 164,212 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 238,489 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 455,746 people, 162,530 households, and 121,472 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 177,647 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.

In 2010, the racial makeup of the county was 83.5% White, 4.3% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.0% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 20.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup was 59.86% non-Hispanic white, 5.51% African American or Black, 0.30% Native American, 3.45% Asian alone, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.41% some other race, 3.92% multiracial, and 26.45% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

At the 2010 census there were 162,530 households, out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.70% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.30% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county, 27.60% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.29 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.94 males.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, 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.

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Education

Public schools

Several school districts operate public schools in the county:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Private schools

Pre-K to 12
  • Covenant Christian School
  • Christ Community School
  • Esprit International School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • The John Cooper School
  • The Woodlands Preparatory School
  • Porter Christian Academy
  • Cunae International School
  • Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy
  • Willis Classical Academy
Pre-K to 8

The closest Catholic high school is Frassati Catholic High School in north Harris County; the planners of the school intended for it to serve The Woodlands.<ref name="Dominguezbreaks">Template:Cite web</ref>

Colleges and universities

The county is also home to two campuses of the Lone Star College System (formerly North Harris-Montgomery Community College District): Montgomery and The University Center.

Lone Star College's service area under Texas law includes, in Montgomery County: Conroe, Magnolia, Montgomery, New Caney, Splendora, Tomball, and Willis ISDs. The portion in Richards ISD is zoned to Blinn Junior College District.<ref>Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.</ref>

Former colleges for black students in the pre-desegregation era included Conroe Normal and Industrial College and Royal College.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

Montgomery County has given Republican candidates 70 percent or more of the vote since 2000, and a Democratic presidential candidate has not won the county since 1964, when native Texan and favorite son Lyndon Johnson won 60.9% of the county's vote.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2004, county voters gave 78.1 percent of their vote to Republican candidate George W. Bush, who served as Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2008, 75.8% of the voters supported the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2016, Montgomery County was the only county in the United States where Republican nominee Donald Trump won against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by a margin of greater than 100,000 votes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2020, Trump won Montgomery County again, with an expanded margin of 119,000 votes.<ref>2020 Presidential General Election Results - Montgomery County, TX, Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections, LLC.</ref> In 2024, Trump won Montgomery County once again, with another expanded margin of about 140,000 votes.<ref>2024 Presidential General Election Results - Texas - Montgomery County, Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections, LLC., November 5, 2024.</ref> Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot

Commissioners' court

Commissioners Name Party First Elected Communities Represented
  Judge Mark Keough Republican 2018 Countywide
  Precinct 1 Robert C. Walker Republican 2020 North County (including Conroe)
  Precinct 2 Charlie Riley Republican 2014 Southwestern County
  Precinct 3 Ritch Wheeler Republican 2024 Southern central county (including The Woodlands)
  Precinct 4 Matt Gray Republican 2024 Eastern county

County officials

Office Name Party
  County Attorney B. D. Griffin Republican
  County Clerk L. Brandon Steinmann Republican
  District Attorney Vacant Republican
  District Clerk Melisa Miller Republican
  Sheriff Wesley Doolittle Republican
  Tax Assessor-Collector Tammy J. McRae Republican
  Treasurer Melanie Bush Republican

United States Congress

Senators Name Party First Elected Level
  Senate Class 1 Ted Cruz Republican 2012 Junior Senator
  Senate Class 2 John Cornyn Republican 2002 Senior Senator
Representatives Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented
  District 2 Dan Crenshaw Republican 2018 South county
  District 8 Morgan Luttrell Republican 2020 West and north county

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

District Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented
  4 Brandon Creighton Republican Special election 2014 Central and eastern (including The Woodlands and Conroe)
  7 Paul Bettencourt Republican 2014 Southwestern county
  18 Lois Kolkhorst Republican Special election 2014 Western county including, Magnolia

Texas House of Representatives

District Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented
  3 Cecil Bell Jr. Republican 2012 Southwest to southeast
  15 Steve Toth Republican 2014 South (including The Woodlands)
  16 Will Metcalf Republican 2014 North and east (including Conroe)
  18 Janis Holt Republican 2025 Sliver of Eastern county

Libraries

The county operates the Montgomery County Memorial Library System. The public library system has been the subject of multiple book banning controversies, including a change to the book review process lobbied by local right-wing group Two Moms and Some Books that removed librarians from the review process. Under this new policy, any children books challenged but immediate be placed in the adult sections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Healthcare

In 1938, the Montgomery County Hospital, a public institution, opened, the first public hospital in the county. It had 25 beds.<ref name=staffrep2017>Template:Cite web</ref> The Montgomery County Hospital District opened in the 1970s, and the purpose of the district was making a new hospital, which opened in 1982 and replaced the former hospital.<ref name="HernandezMont">Template:Cite web - See at Houston Chronicle, see at PressReader.</ref>

Transportation

Airports

Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, a general aviation airport, is located in Conroe.

The Houston Airport System stated that Montgomery County is within the primary service area of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, an international airport in Houston in Harris County.<ref>"Master Plan Executive Summary Template:Webarchive." George Bush Intercontinental Airport Master Plan. Houston Airport System. December 2006. 2-1 (23/130). Retrieved on December 14, 2010.</ref>

Major highways

Toll roads

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Montgomery County has several toll roads within its borders, most of which are operated as "pass-through toll roads"<ref>TxDot's Pass-Through Financing Program</ref> or shadow toll roads.

There are two "true" toll roads within Montgomery County. One toll road consists of a section of mainlanes of State Highway 249 between the Harris County line at Spring Creek to FM 1774 in Pinehurst and is signed as MCTRA 249 Tollway (maintained by the Montgomery County Toll Road Authority).<ref>[1] Montgomery County Toll Road Authority (MCTRA) SH 249 Retrieved May 8, 2020</ref> North of Pinehurst, the toll road continues as the TxDOT maintained Aggie Expressway (SH 249 Toll) up north to FM 1774 near Todd Mission then as a two-lane freeway up to State Highway 105 near Navasota.<ref>First stretch of ‘Aggie Expressway’ toll road opens Saturday Houston Chronicle. August 8, 2020 (same-day retrieval)</ref> The other toll road within Montgomery County (also maintained by TxDOT) is Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) between the Harris County line at Spring Creek, with an interchange at I-69/US 59 near New Caney, and reentering Harris County before continuing into Liberty and Chambers Counties.

See also

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