MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS

'Montgomery County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. The county was named for the town of Montgomery, Texas, at the time the largest community in the county, which in turn was named for Andrew Montgomery, a settler who founded the town. In 2000, its population was 293,768. In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to be 378,033. The seat of the county is Conroe.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Elected officials

United States Congress

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

Texas House of Representatives

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated areas

Education

Library Controversy

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,789 km² (1,077 mi²). 2,704 km² (1,044 mi²) of it is land and 85 km² (33 mi²) of it (3.04%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 45

★ U.S. Highway 59

★ State Highway 105 (Texas)
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 census² of 2000, there were 293,768 people, 103,296 households, and 80,157 families residing in the county. The population density was 109/km² (281/mi²). There were 112,770 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (108/mi²). 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.

Elected officials

United States Congress

'Senators'		'Name'	'Party'	'First Elected'	'Level'
	Senate Class 1	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	1993	Senior Senator
	Senate Class 2	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Junior Senator
'Representatives'		'Name'	'Party'	'First Elected'	'Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented'
	District 8	Kevin Brady	Republican	1996	Entire county

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

'District'		'Name'	'Party'	'First Elected'	'Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented'
	3	Robert Nichols	Republican	2006	North and west (including Conroe)
	4	Tommy Williams	Republican	2003	South (including The Woodlands)

Texas House of Representatives

'District'		'Name'	'Party'	'First Elected'	'Area(s) of Montgomery County Represented'
	15	Rob Eissler	Republican	2002	South (including The Woodlands)
	16	C. Brandon Creighton	Republican	2006	North and central areas (Conroe)
	18	John Otto	Republican	2004	Southeast

Communities

Cities

★ Conroe ★ Cut and Shoot ★ Houston (portion, including a portion of the Kingwood area) ★ Magnolia ★ Montgomery

★ Oak Ridge North ★ Patton Village ★ Roman Forest ★ Shenandoah ★ Splendora

★ Stagecoach ★ Woodbranch ★ Woodloch ★ Willis

Unincorporated areas

★ Imperial Oaks

★ New Caney

★ Pinehurst

★ Porter

★ Porter Heights

★ Several areas with Spring addresses

★ The Woodlands

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.

Library Controversy

Montgomery County Texas is known for a devisive string of book challenges.[1] A library takeover was planned[2] by county commissioner Alan B. Sadler that almost resulted in his arrest. Sadler sought to approve all materials procured by the library. The ongoing struggle instigated by book banners and the county commissioner resulted in a Lifetime Achievement Award being presented to Library Director Jerilynn Williams from the ALA.

External links

★ Montgomery County government's website

★ Montgomery County in ''Handbook of Texas Online'' from The University of Texas at Austin