Montgomery County

DC-adjacent Maryland jurisdiction

Montgomery County is a common name for counties in the United States, typically honoring Revolutionary War general Richard Montgomery.

At least eighteen states have a Montgomery County, including Maryland (a populous suburb of Washington, D.C.), Pennsylvania (outside Philadelphia), and Texas (north of Houston).

Context usually clarifies which one: Montgomery County schools are closed today.

Opposites
urban core vs. suburban periphery

Montgomery CountyWashington D.C.

United States capital city

downtown · inner city · urban core · central business district

AFFLUENCE AND DEMOGRAPHICS (MD context)

Montgomery CountyWest Virginia

Appalachian state, capital Charleston

Appalachia

Family

county, Montgomery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G