Montour County | |
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 Montour County Courthouse in Danville | |
 Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′N 76°40′W / 41.03°N 76.66°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | May 3, 1850 |
| Named for | Andrew Montour |
| Seat | Danville |
| Largest borough | Danville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132 sq mi (340 km2) |
| • Land | 130 sq mi (300 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 1.6% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2020) | 18,136 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
Montour County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,136.[1] Its county seat is Danville.[2] The county is named for Andrew Montour,[3] a prominent Métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. It encompasses 132 sq mi, making it the smallest county by land area in the state.[4] The county is part of the Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
Montour County is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Montour County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Donehoo, Dr. George P. (1999) [1928]. A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania (PDF) (Second Reprint ed.). Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Wennawoods Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 1-889037-11-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2007.
ISBN refers to a 1999 reprint edition, URL is for the Susquehanna River Basin Commission's web page of Native American Place names, quoting and citing the book. Some older sources say the county was named for Madame Montour, Andrew's mother.
- ^ The State Museum (April 12, 2013). "Montour County - Our Smallest County THIS WEEK IN PENNSYLVANIA ARCHAEOLOGY".
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