Montgomery County, Tennessee

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 220,069.[1] The county seat is Clarksville.[2] The county was named for John Montgomery, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and an early settler who founded the city of Clarksville.[3]

Montgomery County was founded in 1836.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "QuickFacts: Montgomery County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Eleanor Williams, "Montgomery County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: March 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee: Individual County Chronologies". Tennessee Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Origins Of Tennessee County Names" (PDF). Tennessee Blue Book. 2005–2006. p. 512. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
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