General Information
- Established: 1772 as Tryon County, name changed to Montgomery County in
1784 (to honor Gen. Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War hero)
- Population: 49,708 (2000 census)
- County Seat: Fonda
- Tourism Region: Central-Leatherstocking
- Information: Montgomery County website
- Bordering Counties: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie
- Area code: 518
- Origin of Name: Named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary
War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada
- Incorporated Cities: Amsterdam
- Villages: Ames, Canajoharie, Fonda, Fort Johnson, Fort Plain,
Fultonville, Hagaman, Nelliston, Palatine Bridge, St. Johnsville
- Towns: Amsterdam, Canajoharie, Charleston, Florida, Glen, Minden,
Mohawk, Palatine, Root, St. Johnsville
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