Montgomery County, Kentucky

Montgomery County
Montgomery County courthouse in Mount Sterling
Montgomery County courthouse in Mount Sterling
Map of Kentucky highlighting Montgomery County
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°02′N 83°55′W / 38.03°N 83.91°W / 38.03; -83.91
Country United States
State Kentucky
Founded1796
Named forRichard Montgomery
SeatMount Sterling
Largest cityMount Sterling
Area
 • Total199 sq mi (520 km2)
 • Land197 sq mi (510 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total28,114
 • Estimate 
(2023)
28,527 Increase
 • Density140/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitemontgomerycounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,114.[1] Its county seat is Mount Sterling.[2] With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city where package alcohol sales are allowed, in this case Mount Sterling.[3] Montgomery County is part of the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wet & Dry Counties in Kentucky" (PDF). Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.