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Montgomery County, Maryland

"MoCo" redirects here. For other uses, see Moco.

Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 1,062,061, increasing by 9.3% from 2010.[6] The county seat is Rockville, and Germantown is the most populous place in the county.[7] The county is adjoined to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, and is part of the Washington metropolitan area and the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Most of the county's residents live in Silver Spring, Bethesda, Germantown, and the incorporated cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg.[N 1]

Montgomery County, Maryland
County
County of Montgomery[1]
Clockwise: Downtown Bethesda, Spring Street in Silver Spring, Billy Goat B Trail, rural Darnestown, Rockville town center, Great Falls on the Potomac River
Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland
Flag
Official seal of Montgomery County, Maryland
Seal
Coat of arms of Montgomery County, Maryland
Coat of arms
Official logo of Montgomery County, Maryland
Emblem
Nickname: 
"MoCo"
Motto: 
French: Gardez Bien (English: Watch Well)
Location in the U.S. state of Maryland
Location in the U.S. state of Maryland
Coordinates: 39°08′11″N 77°12′15″W / 39.13638°N 77.20424°W / 39.13638; -77.20424[2]
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
SeatRockville
Largest communityGermantown
FoundedSeptember 6, 1776[3][4]
Named forRichard Montgomery
Government
 • ExecutiveMarc Elrich (D)
Area
 • Total
506.91 sq mi (1,312.89 km2)
 • Land493.11 sq mi (1,277.15 km2)
 • Water13.80 sq mi (35.74 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,062,061 Neutral increase[dubious – discuss]
 • Density2,153.80/sq mi (831.59/km2)
DemonymsMontgomery Countyan, MoCoite
Gross Domestic Product
[5]
 • Total$106.7 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern [EST])
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
20812–20918
Area codes
Congressional districts4th, 6th, 8th
Websitewww.montgomerycountymd.gov

The average household income in Montgomery County is the 20th-highest among U.S. counties as of 2020.[8][9][10]

The county has the highest percentage (29.2%) of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate degrees.[11] Like other counties in the Washington metropolitan area, the county has several U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.[12][13]

Etymology

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The county coat of arms, used until 1976
 
  The county flag used from May 3, 1944, to October 5, 1976

The Maryland state legislature named Montgomery County after Richard Montgomery; the county was created from lands that had at one point or another been part of Frederick County.[14] On September 6, 1776,[3] Thomas Sprigg Wootton from Rockville, Maryland, introduced legislation, while serving at the Maryland Constitutional Convention, to create lower Frederick County as Montgomery County. The name, Montgomery County, along with the founding of Washington County, Maryland, after George Washington, was the first time in American history that counties and provinces in the Thirteen Colonies were not named after British referents.

The name use of Montgomery and Washington County were seen as further defiance to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. The county's nickname of "MoCo" is derived from "Montgomery County",[15][16] in use as early as 2001.[17]

The county's motto, adopted in 1976, is "Gardez Bien", a French phrase meaning "Watch Well". The county's motto is also the motto of its namesake's family.[18][19][20]

History

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Main article: History of Montgomery County, Maryland

Prior to 1688, the first tract of land in what is now Montgomery County was granted by Charles I in a charter to the first Lord Baltimore, the head of the Calvert family. The county's creation was a focus of Thomas S. Wootton who, on August 31, 1776, introduced a measure to form a new county from Frederick County, Maryland to aid area residents in simplifying their business affairs. The measure passed, creating the new political entity of Montgomery County in what was then the colonial-era Province of Maryland.

Geography

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Washington–Arlington –Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan statistical area[21]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 square miles (1,310 km2), of which 491 square miles (1,270 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (3.1%) is water.[22] Montgomery County lies entirely inside the Piedmont plateau. The topography is generally rolling. Elevations range from a low of near sea level along the Potomac River to about 875 feet in the northernmost portion of the county north of Damascus. Relief between valley bottoms and hilltops is several hundred feet. Earthquakes are rare; the most recent one, on June 24, 2024, had a 1.8 magnitude and was centered near Spencerville, Maryland.[23]

When Montgomery County was created in 1776, its boundaries were defined as "beginning at the east side of the mouth of Rock Creek on Potomac river [sic], and running with the said river to the mouth of Monocacy, then with a straight line to Par's spring, from thence with the lines of the county to the beginning".[4]

The county's boundary forms a sliver of land at the far northern tip of the county that is several miles long and averages less than 200 yards wide. In fact, a single house on Lakeview Drive and its yard is sectioned by this sliver into three portions, each separately contained within Montgomery, Frederick and Howard counties. These jurisdictions and Carroll County meet at a single point at Parr's Spring on Parr's Ridge.

Adjacent counties

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National protected areas

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Climate

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Montgomery County lies within the northern portions of the humid subtropical climate. It has four distinct seasons, including hot, humid summers and cool winters.

Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches (110 cm) of rainfall.[24] Thunderstorms are common during the summer months, and account for the majority of the average 35 days with thunder per year. Heavy precipitation is most common in summer thunderstorms, but drought periods are more likely during these months because summer precipitation is more variable than winter.

The mean annual temperature is 55 °F (13 °C). The average summer (June–July–August) afternoon maximum is about 85 °F (29 °C) while the morning minimums average 66 °F (19 °C). In winter (December–January–February), these averages are 44 °F (7 °C) and 28 °F (−2 °C). Extreme heat waves can raise readings to around and slightly above 100 °F (38 °C), and arctic blasts can drop lows to −10 °F (−23 °C) to 0 °F (−18 °C). For Rockville, the record high is 105 °F (41 °C) in 1954, while the record low is −13 °F (−25 °C).[24]

Lower elevations in the south, such as Silver Spring, receive an average of 17.5 inches (44 cm) of snowfall per year.[25] Higher elevations in the north, such as Damascus,[26] receive an average of 21.3 inches (54 cm) of snowfall per year.[27] During a particularly snowy winter, Damascus received 79 inches (200 cm) during the 2009–2010 season.[28]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
179018,003—
180015,058−16.4%
181017,98019.4%
182016,400−8.8%
183019,81620.8%
184015,456−22.0%
185015,8602.6%
186018,32215.5%
187020,56312.2%
188024,75920.4%
189027,1859.8%
190030,45112.0%
191032,0895.4%
192034,9218.8%
193049,20640.9%
194083,91270.5%
1950164,40195.9%
1960340,928107.4%
1970522,80953.3%
1980579,05310.8%
1990757,02730.7%
2000873,34115.4%
2010971,77711.3%
20201,062,0619.3%
2023 (est.)1,058,474[29]−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[30]
1790–1960[31] 1900–1990[32]
1990–2000[33] 2010[34] 2020[35]

Since the 1970s, the county has had in place a Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) zoning plan that requires developers to include affordable housing in any new residential developments that they construct in the county. The goal is to create socioeconomically mixed neighborhoods and schools so the rich and poor are not isolated in separate parts of the county. Developers who provide for more than the minimum amount of MPDUs are rewarded with permission to increase the density of their developments, which allows them to build more housing and generate more revenue. Montgomery County was one of the first counties in the U.S. to adopt such a plan, and many other areas have since followed suit.

Montgomery County is by far one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse counties in the United States; four of the ten most culturally diverse cities and towns in the U.S. are in Montgomery County: Gaithersburg, ranking second; Germantown, ranking third; Silver Spring, ranking fourth; and Rockville, ranking ninth. Gaithersburg, Germantown, and Silver Spring all rank as more culturally diverse than New York City, San Jose, and Oakland.[36][37] Maryland overall is one of six minority-majority states, and the only minority-majority state on the East Coast.[38]

2020 census

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Montgomery County, Maryland – racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop. 2010[34] Pop. 2020[35] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 478,765 430,980 49.27% 40.58%
Black or African American alone (NH) 161,689 192,714 16.64% 18.15%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1,580 1,377 0.16% 0.13%
Asian alone (NH) 134,677 162,472 13.86% 15.30%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 427 440 0.04% 0.04%
Some other race alone (NH) 3,617 8,589 0.37% 0.81%
Mixed-race or multi-racial (NH) 25,624 48,080 2.64% 4.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 165,398 217,409 17.02% 20.47%
Total 971,777 1,062,061 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

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As of the 2010 United States census, there were 971,777 people, 357,086 households, and 244,898 families living in the county.[39][40] The population density was 1,978.2 inhabitants per square mile (763.8/km2). There were 375,905 housing units at an average density of 765.2 per square mile (295.4/km2).[41] The racial makeup of the county was 57.5% White, 17.2% Black or African American, 13.9% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 7.0% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 17.0% of the population.[39] In terms of ancestry, 10.7% were German, 9.6% were Irish, 7.9% were English, 4.9% were Italian, 3.5% were Russian, 3.1% were Polish, 2.9% were American and 2% were French.[42] People of Central American descent made up 8.1% of Montgomery County, with Salvadoran Americans constituting 5.4% of the county's population. Over 52,000 people of Salvadoran descent lived in Montgomery County, with Salvadoran Americans comprising approximately 32% of the county's Hispanic and Latino population. People of South American descent make up 3.8% of the county, with Peruvian Americans being the largest South American community, constituting 1.2% of the county's population.[43]

Of the 357,086 households, 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.4% were non-families, and 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.22. The median age was 38.5 years.[39]

The median income for a household in the county was $93,373 and the median income for a family was $111,737. Males had a median income of $71,841 versus $55,431 for females. The per capita income for the county was $47,310. About 4.0% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.[44]

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census, there were 873,058 people living in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 65.0% white, 15.1% Black or African American, 11.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 5.0% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 11.5% of the population.[45]

There were 324,565 households, of which 35% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. Of all households, 24.4% were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.19.

25.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

In 2000, there were 334,632 housing units at an average density of 675 per square mile (261/km2).

Montgomery County has the tenth-highest median household income in the United States, and the second highest in the state after Howard County as of 2011. The median household income in 2007 was $89,284 and the median family income was $106,093. Males had a median income of $66,415 versus $52,134 for females. The per capita income for the county was $43,073. About 3.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

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Of Montgomery County's residents, 14% are Catholic, 5% are Baptist, 3% are Methodist, 1% are Presbyterian, 1% are Episcopalian, 1% are part of the Latter Day Saint movement, 1% are Lutheran, 6% are of another Christian faith, 3% are Jewish, 1% follows Islam, and 1% are of an eastern faith.[46] Overall, 41% of the county's residents are affiliated with a religion.[46]

Montgomery County was named the most religiously diverse county in the United States in 2023 by the Public Religion Research Institute's census.[47] Counties were given a diversity index between 0 and 1, with 0 signifying no diversity, and 1 signifying complete diversity. Montgomery County earned a .886, higher than the national average of .615.

Montgomery County has the largest Jewish population in the state of Maryland, accounting for 45% of Maryland Jews. According to the Berman Jewish DataBank, Montgomery County has a Jewish population of 105,400 people, around 10% of the county's population.[48] The Washington metropolitan area, with 295,500 Jews, has become the third-largest Jewish population in the United States.[49]

As of 2020, Montgomery County is home to 776 religious congregations.[50]

Economy

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Montgomery County is an important business and research center. It is the epicenter for biotechnology in the Mid-Atlantic region. Montgomery County, as third largest biotechnology cluster in the U.S., holds a large cluster and companies of large corporate size within the state. Biomedical research is carried out by institutions including Johns Hopkins University's Montgomery County Campus (JHU MCC), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Federal government agencies in Montgomery County engaged in related work include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

Many large firms are based in the county, including Coventry Health Care, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Host Hotels & Resorts, Travel Channel, Ritz-Carlton, Robert Louis Johnson Companies (RLJ Companies), Choice Hotels, MedImmune, TV One, BAE Systems Inc., Hughes Network Systems and GEICO.

Other U.S. federal government agencies based in the county include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring are the largest urban business hubs in the county; combined, they rival many major city cores.

Top employers

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According to the county's comprehensive annual financial reports, the top employers by number of employees in the county are the following. "NR" indicates the employer was not ranked among the top ten employers that year.

Employer Employees
(2021)[51][a] 		Employees
(2014)[52] 		Employees
(2011)[53] 		Employees
(2005)[52]
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 27,500 28,500 29,700 38,800
Montgomery County Public Schools 27,500 25,429 22,016 20,987
Montgomery County Government 12,500 10,815 8,849 8,272
U.S. Department of Defense 7,500 12,000 12,690 13,800
Adventist Healthcare 7,500 4,900 5,310 6,000
Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring 3,750 3,400 NR NR
Marriott International Administrative Services 3,750 4,700 5,441 NR
Montgomery College 3,750 3,632 NR NR
GEICO 3,750 NR NR NR
U.S. Department of Commerce 3,750 5,500 8,250 6,200
Lockheed Martin NR 4,000 4,745 3,900
Nuclear Regulatory Commission NR 3,840 NR NR
Giant NR NR 3,842 4,900
Verizon NR NR 3,292 4,700
Chevy Chase Bank NR NR NR 4,700
  1. ^ In 2021, number of employees was given as a range. The figure shown in this table is the average of the range given.

Politics and government

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Montgomery County Council
Type
Type
Term limits
3 consecutive terms
History
Founded1948
Preceded byMontgomery County Board of Commissioners
Leadership
Council President
Andrew Friedson, Democratic
since December 2023
Council Vice President
Kate Stewart, Democratic
since December 2023
Structure
Seats11
 
Political groups
Majority (11)
  •   Democratic (11)
Committees
  • Audit
  • Economic Development (ECON)
  • Education & Culture (EC)
  • Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO)
  • Heath and Human Services (HHS)
  • Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP)
  • Public Safety (PS)
  • Transportation & Environment (TE)
Length of term
Full council elected every 4 years
AuthorityArticle I, Charter of Montgomery County
Salary
  • Council President: $154,408.18/year
  • Councilmembers: $140,371.07/year[54]
Elections
First-past-the-post
First election
November 3, 1948
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 3, 2026
RedistrictingRecommendations by the legislature-appointed commission, approval by legislature.
Motto
French: Gardez Bien (English: Watch Well)
Meeting place
Stella B. Werner Council Office Building
Website
Council Website
Constitution
Charter[55]
Rules
Rules of Proceduce[56]

Montgomery County was granted a charter form of government in 1948.

The present County Executive/County Council form of government of Montgomery County dates to November 1968 when the voters changed the form of government from a County Commission/County Manager system, as provided in the original 1948 home rule Charter. The County Commission/County Manager system was seen as inadequate for the growing population of the county who wanted more services assistance and accountability from the government.[57]

The Montgomery County government had a surplus of $654 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.[51]

County executives

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The office of the county executive was established in 1970. The first executive was James P. Gleason. The current executive is Marc Elrich, who was sworn in for his first term on December 3, 2018.[58]

County Executive
Position Name Party Hometown Term
  1st James Gleason Republican Rockville[59] 1970–1978
  2nd Charles Gilchrist Democratic Rockville[60] 1978–1986
  3rd Sidney Kramer Democratic Rockville[60] 1986–1990
  4th Neal Potter Democratic Cabin John 1990–1994
  5th Doug Duncan Democratic Rockville 1994–2006
  6th Ike Leggett Democratic Burtonsville 2006–2018
  7th Marc Elrich Democratic Takoma Park 2018–

Legislative body

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See also: List of members of the Montgomery County Council (Maryland)

The County Council is the legislative branch of Montgomery County. It has eleven members who serve four-year terms. All are elected at the same time by the voters of Montgomery County.[61][62] As of January 2023, all 11 members on the council are Democrats. The council meets weekly at the county seat of Rockville—the 6th Floor of the Stella B. Werner Council Office Building.[63][64]

The members of the County Council as of 2023 are:[65]

County Council
Position Name Affiliation District Neighborhoods First elected
  President Andrew Friedson Democratic 1 Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase 2018
  Member Marilyn Balcombe Democratic 2 Germantown, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Poolesville 2022
  Member Sidney A. Katz Democratic 3 Gaithersburg, Rockville 2014
  Vice President Kate Stewart Democratic 4 Downtown Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Kensington, North Bethesda, Garrett Park, North Chevy Chase 2022
  Member Kristin Mink Democratic 5 Burtonsville, Four Corners, Cloverly 2022
  Member Natali Fani-González Democratic 6 Wheaton, Glenmont, Aspen Hill, Derwood, Forest Glen Park 2022
  Member Dawn Luedtke Democratic 7 Damascus, Ashton, Laytonsville, Olney, Montgomery Village 2022
  Member Gabe Albornoz Democratic At-large Entire county 2018
  Member Evan Glass Democratic At-large Entire county 2018
  Member Will Jawando Democratic At-large Entire county 2018
  Member Laurie-Anne Sayles Democratic At-large Entire county 2022

The most recent Republican serving on the Montgomery County Council, Howard A. Denis of District 1 (Potomac/Bethesda), lost re-election in 2006. Since then, all Council members have been Democrats.

Law enforcement

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County police

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The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) provides the full spectrum of policing services to the entire county. It was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It consists of around 1,300 sworn officers and 650 support personnel, split into 6 districts throughout the county.[66] The department also provides assistance to other nearby departments, such as the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia and the Prince George's County Police Department, if requested.

County sheriff's office

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The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a nationally accredited U.S. law enforcement agency and acts as the enforcement arm of the courts in the county. All of its deputy sheriffs are fully certified law enforcement officials with full authority of arrest. The office was created in July 1777 and is the oldest law enforcement agency in Montgomery County.[67] It is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.[68] It was nationally accredited in 1995, the first county sheriff's office in Maryland to be so. The MCSO has authorized over 165 employees consisting of sworn law enforcement officers and civilian support staff.[69] The office is headed by the sheriff, who has been elected every four years since the 1920s. The current Sheriff is Maxwell C. Uy (D), elected in 2022. Uy is the 62nd Sheriff and the first Asian American to hold that office.[70]

Other agencies

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Several cities including Rockville and Gaithersburg maintain their own police departments to complement MCPD. Maryland State Police patrol the Beltway and I-270, and they assist county and city police in investigation of some major crimes.

Budget

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Montgomery County has a budget of $2.3 billion. Approximately $1.48 billion are invested in Montgomery County Public Schools and $128 million in Montgomery College.[71]

Bi-county agencies

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Montgomery and Prince George's counties share a bi-county planning and parks agency in the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) and a public bi-county water and sewer utility in the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).[citation needed]

LGBTIQ+ bill of rights

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In October 2020, the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed an ordinance that implemented an LGBTIQ+ bill of rights.[72][73][74]

Liquor control

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Main article: Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control

Montgomery County is an alcoholic beverage control county. Beer and wine may also be sold in private stores.

History

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Until 1964, only three restaurants in the county had liquor licenses to serve liquor by the drink.[75] The county stopped issuing liquor licenses to all other restaurants under a law that had existed since Prohibition.[76]

Following a voter referendum,[77] restaurants and bars could apply for county permits to sell liquor by the drink.[76] The dry towns of Kensington, Poolesville, and Takoma Park were allowed to keep their own bans in place.[76]

Anchor Inn in Wheaton was the first establishment to serve liquor in the county under the new law.[75]

Other elected positions

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There are 24 judges of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, who are appointed by the Governor and elected by the voters to 15 year terms. James A. Bonifant has served as the County Administrative Judge since 2021. Karen A. Bushell (D) was appointed as Clerk of the Circuit Court in 2021, and was elected to a full term in 2022. Joseph M. Griffin (D) has served as the Register of Wills since 1998.[78] John J. McCarthy (D) has served as the State's Attorney since 2007.[79]

State representation

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In the Maryland House of Delegates, Montgomery County is in districts 9A, represented by Chao Wu and Natalie Ziegler; 14, represented by Bernice Mireku-North, Pamela E. Queen, and Anne Kaiser; 15, represented by David Fraser-Hidalgo, Lily Qi, and Linda Foley; 16, represented by Sarah Siddiqui Wolek, Teresa Saavedra Woorman, and Marc Korman; 17, represented by Joe Vogel, Julie Palakovich Carr, and Ryan Spiegel; 18, represented by Emily Shetty, Jared Solomon, and Aaron Kaufman; 19, represented by Charlotte Crutchfield, Bonnie Cullison, and Vaughn Stewart; 20, represented by Jheanelle Wilkins, Lorig Charkoudian, and David Moon; and 39, represented by Gabriel Acevero, Lesley Lopez, and W. Gregory Wims.[80]

In the Maryland Senate, Montgomery County is in districts 9, represented by Katie Fry Hester; 14, represented by Craig Zucker; 15, represented by Brian Feldman; 16, represented by Sara Love; 17, represented by Cheryl Kagan; 18, represented by Jeff Waldstreicher; 19, represented by Benjamin F. Kramer; and 20, represented by William C. Smith Jr.

Federal representation

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In the 118th Congress, Montgomery County is represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Glenn Ivey (D) of the 4th district, David Trone (D) of the 6th district, and Jamie Raskin (D) of the 8th district.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024[81]
Democratic 406,206 59.32%
Unaffiliated 171,099 24.99%
Republican 97,862 14.29%
Libertarian 2,361 0.34%
Other parties 7,256 1.06%
Total 684,784 100%

Montgomery County is one of the most consistently Democratic counties in Maryland. Before 1928, the County never voted Republican. In total, it has only voted Republican 8 times. The Democratic presidential candidate has won Montgomery County in every presidential election since 1988. In 2020, Donald Trump turned in the worst showing for a Republican in 152 years, not even managing to reach 20% of the vote.[82]

United States presidential election results for Montgomery County, Maryland[82]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 112,637 21.69% 386,581 74.45% 20,003 3.85%
2020 101,222 18.96% 419,569 78.61% 12,952 2.43%
2016 92,704 19.36% 357,837 74.72% 28,332 5.92%
2012 123,353 27.05% 323,400 70.92% 9,239 2.03%
2008 118,608 27.00% 314,444 71.58% 6,209 1.41%
2004 136,334 32.83% 273,936 65.97% 4,955 1.19%
2000 124,580 33.52% 232,453 62.54% 14,655 3.94%
1996 117,730 35.15% 198,807 59.36% 18,361 5.48%
1992 119,705 33.01% 199,757 55.09% 43,151 11.90%
1988 154,191 48.05% 165,187 51.48% 1,518 0.47%
1984 146,924 50.00% 146,036 49.69% 910 0.31%
1980 125,515 47.16% 105,822 39.76% 34,814 13.08%
1976 122,674 48.34% 131,098 51.66% 0 0.00%
1972 133,090 56.50% 100,228 42.55% 2,239 0.95%
1968 84,651 44.23% 92,026 48.08% 14,726 7.69%
1964 52,554 33.76% 103,113 66.24% 0 0.00%
1960 62,679 48.70% 66,025 51.30% 0 0.00%
1956 56,501 57.01% 42,606 42.99% 0 0.00%
1952 47,805 62.37% 28,381 37.03% 467 0.61%
1948 23,174 60.34% 14,336 37.33% 897 2.34%
1944 20,400 57.10% 15,324 42.90% 0 0.00%
1940 13,831 46.85% 15,177 51.41% 513 1.74%
1936 10,133 43.06% 13,246 56.29% 153 0.65%
1932 5,698 36.15% 9,882 62.69% 183 1.16%
1928 9,318 57.74% 6,739 41.76% 82 0.51%
1924 5,675 44.01% 6,639 51.49% 580 4.50%
1920 5,948 47.96% 6,277 50.61% 177 1.43%
1916 2,913 42.50% 3,805 55.52% 136 1.98%
1912 1,675 26.84% 3,501 56.10% 1,065 17.06%
1908 2,805 44.70% 3,351 53.40% 119 1.90%
1904 2,711 46.09% 3,082 52.40% 89 1.51%
1900 3,354 46.90% 3,677 51.42% 120 1.68%
1896 3,219 47.02% 3,456 50.48% 171 2.50%
1892 2,584 41.98% 3,383 54.96% 188 3.05%

Transportation

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Roads

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I-270 northbound in Rockville

Poor transportation was a hindrance for Montgomery County's farmers who wanted to transport their crops to market in the early 18th century. Montgomery County's first roads, often barely adequate, were built by the 18th century.

One early road connected Frederick and Georgetown. There was a road that connected Georgetown and the mouth of the Monocacy River. Plans to continue the road to Cumberland did not come to fruition. Another road connected the Montgomery County Courthouse with Sandy Spring and Baltimore, and one other road connected the courthouse with Bladensburg and Annapolis.[83][84]: 52–54 : 75–83 

The county's first turnpike was chartered in 1806, but its construction began in 1817. In 1828, the turnpike was completed, running from Georgetown to Rockville. It was the first paved road in Montgomery County.[83][84]: 75–83 

In 1849, the Seventh Street Turnpike (now called Georgia Avenue) was extended from Washington to Brookeville. The Colesville–Ashton Turnpike was built in 1870 (now parts of Colesville Road, Columbia Pike, and New Hampshire Avenue).[84]: 75–83 

The United States Army Corps of Engineers built the Washington Aqueduct between 1853 and 1864, to supply water from Great Falls to Washington. The aqueduct was covered in 1875, and it became known as Conduit Road. The Union Arch Bridge, which carries the aqueduct across Cabin John Creek, was the longest single-arch bridge in the world at the time it was completed in 1864. The road is now named MacArthur Boulevard.[83][84]: 75–83 

Major highways and roads

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Bus

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Montgomery County operates its own bus public transit system, known as Ride On.[85] Major routes closer to its rail service area are also covered by WMATA's Metrobus service.[86]

The county began building a bus rapid transit (BRT) system along US 29 in 2018. The system has been providing service between Silver Spring and Burtonsville since 2020; more routes are planned.[87][88]

The Corridor Cities Transitway is a proposed BRT line that would provide an extension of the Red Line corridor from Gaithersburg to Germantown, and eventually to Frederick County.[89]

Rail

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Montgomery County is served by three passenger rail systems, with a fourth line under construction.

Amtrak, the U.S. national passenger rail system, operates its Capitol Limited to Rockville, between Washington Union Station and Chicago Union Station.

The Brunswick line of the MARC commuter rail system makes stops at Silver Spring, Kensington, Garrett Park, Rockville, Washington Grove, Gaithersburg, Metropolitan Grove, Germantown, Boyds, Barnesville, and Dickerson, where the line splits into its Frederick and Martinsburg branches.

Both suburban arms of the Red Line of the Washington Metro serve Montgomery County. It follows the CSX right of way to the west, roughly paralleling Route 355 from Friendship Heights to Shady Grove. The eastern side runs between the two tracks of the CSX right of way from Washington Union Station to Silver Spring, and roughly parallels Georgia Avenue, from Silver Spring to Glenmont.

The Purple Line, a light rail system, is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2026.[90] The line will run in a generally east-west direction, connecting Montgomery and Prince George's Counties near the Beltway, with 21 stations. The Purple Line will connect directly with four Metro stations, MARC trains and Amtrak.[91]

Air

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The Montgomery County Airpark (FAA GAI, ICAO KGAI), a general aviation facility in Gaithersburg, is the major airport in the county. Davis Airport (FAA Identifier W50), a privately owned airstrip, is located in Laytonsville on Hawkins Creamery Road.[92] Commercial air service is provided at the nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National, Washington Dulles International, and BWI Airports.

Education

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Education in the county is provided by Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College and other institutions.

Montgomery County Public Schools

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Main article: Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)

Elementary and secondary public schools are operated by the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The county public school system is the largest school district in Maryland, serving about 162,000 students with 13,000 teachers and 10,000 support staff. The public school system operating budget for Fiscal Year 2019 is $2.6 billion (~$3.06 billion in 2023).[93]

MCPS operates under the jurisdiction of an elected board of education. Its current members are:[94]

Name District Term ends
Brenda Wolff District 5 2026
Karla Silvestre At-Large, President 2026
Grace Rivera-Oven District 1 2026
Shebra L. Evans District 4, Vice President 2024
Lynne Harris At-Large 2024
Julie Yang District 3 2026
Rebecca Smondrowski District 2 2024
Praneel Suvarna Student Member 2025
Thomas Taylor Superintendent 2028

MCPS conducted its first 'data deletion week' in 2019, purging its databases of unnecessary student information.[95] Parents said they hoped to shield children from being held accountable in adulthood for youthful mistakes, as well as to guard them from exploitation by what one parent termed "the student data surveillance industrial complex".The district also requires tech companies to annually delete data they collect on schoolchildren. In December 2019 it said GoGuardian had sent formal certification that it had deleted its data, but the district was still waiting for confirmation from Google.[96]

Montgomery College

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Main article: Montgomery College

The county is also served by Montgomery College, a public, open access community college that has a budget of US$315 million for FY2020. The county has no public university of its own, but the state university system does operate a facility called Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville that provides access to baccalaureate and Master's level programs from several of the state's public universities.

Montgomery County Public Libraries

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Main article: Montgomery County Public Libraries

The Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) system includes 23 individual libraries, and had a budget $38 million (~$47.8 million in 2023) for 2015.

Culture

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Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church

Religion

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Montgomery County is religiously diverse. In 2010, Montgomery County's population, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives, was 13% Catholic, 5% Baptist, 4% Evangelical Protestant, 3% Jewish, 3% Methodist/Pietist, 2% Adventist, 2% Presbyterian, 1% Episcopalian/Anglican, 1% Mormon, 1% Muslim, 1% Lutheran, 1% Eastern Orthodox, 1% Pentecostal, 1% Buddhist, and 1% Hindu.[97][N 2]

In 2020, Montgomery County's congregation members, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives, was 27.7% Catholic, 8.7% Evangelical Protestant, 6.1% Mainline Protestant, 3.1% Muslim, 2.5% Jewish, 1.2% Latter Day Saints, 1.1% Hindus, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.8% Orthodox Christian, 0.7% Jehovah's Witness, 0.4% Black Protestant, 0.3% Other Christian, and 0.1% Other.

Montgomery County was named the most religiously diverse county in the United States in 2023 by the Public Religion Research Institute's census.[47] Counties were given a diversity index between 0 and 1, with 0 signifying no diversity, and 1 signifying complete diversity. Montgomery County earned a .886, higher than the national average of .615.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church maintains its General Conference headquarters in Silver Spring in Montgomery County.[98]

According to the 2020 ARDA census, there are 776 religious congregations. Their tradition and adherents are listed below, however not all religious bodies reported their adherents, so they are estimates.

Tradition Congregations Adherents
Black Protestant 19 4,102
Buddhist 20 8,489
Catholic 40 293,819
Evangelical Protestant 504 92,292
Hindu 18 11,493
Islam 12 33,394
Jehovah's Witness 29 7,442
Judiasm 47 26,465
Latter Day Saints 21 12,390
Mainline Protestants 171 64,508
Orthodox Christians 19 8,374
Others (Jain, Sikh, Baha'i, Zoroastrian) 16 978
Other Christians 13 3,226

Sports

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The county is home to the National Women's Soccer League team Washington Spirit, a professional soccer team that played its home games at the Maryland SoccerPlex sports complex in Boyds.[99] In 2021, the Spirit will play its seven home games at Audi Field, in Washington, D.C., and five home games at Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia.[100] Starting in 2022, the team began to play games at Audi Field.

Bethesda's Congressional Country Club has hosted four Major Championships, including three playings of the U.S. Open, most recently in 2011 which was won by Rory McIlroy. The Club also hosts the Quicken Loans National, an annual event on the PGA Tour which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. Previously, neighboring TPC at Avenel hosted the Booz Allen Classic.

The award-winning Members Club at Four Streams is located on a former farm in Beallsville, Maryland.

The Bethesda Big Train, Rockville Express, and Silver Spring–Takoma Thunderbolts all play college level wooden bat baseball in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.

Montgomery County is home of the Montgomery County Swim League, a youth (ages 4–18) competitive swimming league composed of ninety teams based at community pools throughout the county.

The King Farm Park in Rockville, open and accessible 24/7 without cost, provides a first-class 16-station Bankshot Playcourt, the Home Court for the Rockville based Bankshot Sports Organization advocating "Total-mix diversity based on Universal Design." Hundreds of communities provide Bankshot Playcourts mainstreaming differently-able participants in community sports. Bankshot basketball Playcourts are also at Montrose park, the JCC among other locations.

Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

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Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Since 1949 the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, the largest in the state, showcases farm life in the county. The week long event offers family events, carnival rides, live animals, entertainment and food. Visitors can also view entries of canned and baked goods, clothing, quilts and produce from local county farmers.[101]

Sister cities

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Montgomery County maintains sister city agreements with:[102]

Communities

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Cities

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Cities in Montgomery County
 
Gaithersburg
 
Rockville
 
Takoma Park
 
Montgomery County map

Towns

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Villages

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Special Tax Districts

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Occupying a middle ground between incorporated and unincorporated areas are Special Tax Districts, quasi-municipal unincorporated areas created by legislation passed by either the Maryland General Assembly or the county.[103] The Special Tax Districts generally have limited purposes, such as providing some municipal services or improvements to drainage or street lighting.[103] Special Tax Districts lack home rule authority and must petition their cognizant governmental entity for changes affecting the authority of the district. The four incorporated villages of Montgomery County and the town of Chevy Chase View were originally established as Special Tax Districts. Four Special Tax Districts remain in the county:

Census-designated places

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Census-designated places
 
Bethesda
 
Germantown
 
Silver Spring

Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people and listed in many collections of towns, but they lack local government. Various organizations, such as the United States Census Bureau, the United States Postal Service, and local chambers of commerce, define the communities they wish to recognize differently, and since they are not incorporated, their boundaries have no official status outside the organizations in question. The Census Bureau recognizes the following census-designated places in the county:

Unincorporated communities

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See also

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ Although Rockville is the most populous incorporated city in Montgomery County, Germantown, an unincorporated census-designated place, is the most populous locale in the county.
  2. ^ These figures count adherents, meaning all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. In all of Montgomery County, 40% of the population is adherent to any particular religion.

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