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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Missouri, with Missouri river on the south. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Danville. Pop. in 1820, 3,074; in 1830, 3,902; in 1840, 4,371; in 1850, 5,849. (Fanning's, 1853)

MONTGOMERY, a county in the E. part of Missouri, has an area of 504 square miles. The county is partly bounded on the S. by Missouri river, intersected in the S. W. by the Loutre or Otter river, and in the N. E. part by the Riviè​re au Cuivre, or Copper river. A considerable range of bluffs extends through the S. part, parallel with the Missouri. A portion of the soil is fertile. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, tobacco, cattle and swine are the staples. In 1850 the county produced 344,721 bushels of corn; 21,170 of wheat; 74,953 of oats; 1009 tons of hay, and 353,865 pounds of tobacco. It contained 9 churches ; 692 pupils attending public schools, and 51 attending other schools. Limestone underlies the county, and stone-coal and iron ore are found in it. Capital, Danville. Population, 5489, of whom 4452 were free, and 1037 slaves.  (The Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1860)  

Total Population 1840
4371
Total Population 1850
5489
Total Population 1860
9718
Free Black Population 1860
10
Free Black Population 1850
3
Free Black Population 1840
6
Enslaved Population 1860
1647
Enslaved Population 1850
1037
Enslaved Population 1840
827
Presidential Election Result 1840
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1848
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1852
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1856
American (Know Nothing)
Presidential Election Result 1860
Constitutional Union (1860)
Presidential Election Result 1864
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
38.935162
Longitude
-91.465437
Waterways
Yes
Type
County
County
Montgomery
State
Missouri