Montgomery County
Also known as Montgomery County, New York, Montgomery County, NY
county in New York, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Founded
- March 12, 1772
- Named after
- Richard Montgomery
- Seat
- Fonda
- Largest city
- Amsterdam
- Total
- 410 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Land
- 403 sq mi (1,040 km )
- Water
- 7.3 sq mi (19 km ) 1.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 50,046
- Density
- 124.2/sq mi (48.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,532. The county seat is Fonda. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
The county is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy combined statistical area.