Montgomery County, Kansas

**Montgomery County** (county code **MG**) is a county found in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, 31,486 people lived there. Its county seat is Independence, and its most populous city is Coffeyville.

## History

Montgomery County was created on February 26, 1867.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that  is land and  (1.2%) is water. The lowest point in the state of Kansas is on the Verdigris River in Cherokee Township in Montgomery County (just southeast of Coffeyville), where it flows out of Kansas and into Oklahoma. Western portions of the county contain parts of the northern Cross Timbers eco-region, which separates the forested eastern portion of the United States with the Plains.

### Bordering counties

- Wilson County (north)
- Neosho County (northeast)
- Labette County (east)
- Nowata County, Oklahoma (southeast)
- Washington County, Oklahoma (south)
- Chautauqua County (west)
- Elk County (northwest)

## People

The Coffeyville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Montgomery County.

### Unified school districts

- Caney Valley USD 436
- Cherryvale USD 447
- Coffeyville USD 445
- Independence USD 446

### Colleges and universities

- Coffeyville Community College
- Independence Community College

### Cities

- Caney
- Cherryvale
- Coffeyville
- Dearing
- Elk City
- Havana
- Independence
- Liberty
- Tyro

### Unincorporated communities

- Avian
- Blake
- Bolton
- Corbin
- Jefferson
- Sycamore
- Videtta Spur
- Wayside

### Ghost towns

- Le Hunt

### Townships

Montgomery County is divided into twelve townships.  The cities of Caney, Cherryvale, Coffeyville, and Independence are considered _governmentally independent_ and are excluded from the census figures for the townships.  In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

|Township|FIPS|Population center|Population (2020) !! Population density <small>/km² (/sq mi)</small>|Land area <small>km² (sq mi)</small> !! Water area <small>km² (sq mi)</small> !! Water %|Geographic coordinates||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Caney|10400||1,134|6 (17)|175 (67)|2 (1)|0.90%||
|Cherokee|12850||415|4 (11)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0%||
|Cherry|12875||462|5 (12)|102 (39)|0 (0)|0.02%||
|Drum Creek|18700||494|5 (14)|91 (35)|0 (0)|0.22%||
|Fawn Creek|23325||1,857|10 (27)|179 (69)|0 (0)|0.06%||
|Independence|33900||2,241|14 (37)|157 (61)|5 (2)|3.05%||
|Liberty|40275||511|5 (12)|113 (44)|0 (0)|0.19%||
|Louisburg|42900||552|3 (8)|184 (71)|3 (1)|1.42%||
|Parker|54525||1,077|16 (42)|66 (25)|0 (0)|0.37%||
|Rutland|61925||299|2 (4)|185 (71)|2 (1)|1.04%||
|Sycamore|69750||805|5 (12)|168 (65)|8 (3)|4.35%||
|West Cherry|76825||285|3 (7)|102 (39)|1 (0)|0.81%||

## Related pages

- List of counties in Kansas

## Further reading

- _History of Montgomery County, Kansas_; Lew Wallace Duncan; Press of Iola Register; 852 pages; 1903.
- _Atlas and Plat Book of Montgomery County, Kansas_; Kenyon Co; 36 pages; 1916.
- _Historical Atlas of Montgomery County, Kansas_; John P. Edwards; 34 pages; 1881.

## Other websites

- County
- Montgomery County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Montgomery County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Montgomery County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: Memorial Hall, Independence, KS.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Memorial Hall in Independence, Kansas, Independence (2017)
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Richard Montgomery
- **seat wl**: Independence
- **largest city wl**: Coffeyville
- **area total sq mi**: 651
- **area land sq mi**: 644
- **area water sq mi**: 8.0
- **area percentage**: 1.2%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 31486
- **population density sq mi**: 48.9
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central