County · code 37123
Montgomery CountyNorth Carolina
Montgomery County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Troy. It was created on February 12, 1779, from Anson County and named after Richard Montgomery.
- Founded1779
- County seatTroy
- Named forRichard Montgomery
- Land area492 sq mi + 10 sq mi water
- Population25,751 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped30,310 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Montgomery on the map of North Carolina
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History
Formed in 1779 from Anson County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Montgomery County was created from Anson County in 1779. In 1841, the county lost land to the creation of Stanly County.
- 1779Montgomery County created Montgomery created from Anson. · N.C. Recs., ch. 21, secs. 1-2/24:232-234
- 1822
- 1841Lost territory Montgomery lost to creation of Stanly. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1840-1841, pub., ch. 13, secs. 1, 11/pp. 37-40
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Montgomery
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 30,310 parcels from Montgomery County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 2 June 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 20,813 in all from NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA, NC Dept of Information Technology) for NC OneMap, with the North Carolina 911 Board (AddressNC program).
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Montgomery by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Montgomery County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Montgomery County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Montgomery County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Montgomery County
- When was Montgomery County founded?
- Montgomery County was founded in 1779, formed from Anson County, and named after Richard Montgomery.
- What is the county seat of Montgomery County?
- The county seat of Montgomery County is Troy.
- Is there an online parcel map for Montgomery County?
- Yes. Montgomery County publishes a parcel map of 30,310 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Montgomery County's boundary or name changed?
- Montgomery County was created in 1779 from Anson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Stanly County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Montgomery County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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