Montgomery County, Virginia

Montgomery County
Montgomery County
County
	Montgomery County Courthouse
	Seal
	Motto: Freedom Increases Responsibility
	Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
	Virginia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°10′N 80°23′W / 37.17°N 80.39°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1772
Named for	Richard Montgomery
Seat	Christiansburg
Largest town	Blacksburg
Area
• Total	389 sq mi (1,010 km2)
• Land	387 sq mi (1,000 km2)
• Water	2.2 sq mi (6 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	99,721
• Density	256/sq mi (99/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	9th
Website	www.montva.com

Montgomery County is a county located in the Valley and Ridge area of the U.S. state of Virginia. As population in the area increased, Montgomery County was formed in 1777 from Fincastle County, which in turn had been taken from Botetourt County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,721.^[1] Its county seat is Christiansburg,^[2] and Blacksburg is the largest town. Montgomery County is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg metropolitan area. It is dominated economically by the presence of Virginia Tech, Virginia's third largest public university,^[3] which is the county's largest employer.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference NC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Rankings | Largest U.S. colleges - Universities with the highest enrollment | State | Virginia (VA)". www.collegeraptor.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
^ Virginia Employment Commission (August 30, 2018). "Virginia Community Profile: Montgomery County" (PDF). Virginia Labor Market Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2018.