2000 census: 873,341
Lock 5, Chesapeake & Ohio (C & O) Canal, Potomac, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Ann J. Baker.
websites:
Correction & Rehabilitation Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/govtmpl.asp?url=/content/docr/index.asp
County Attorney: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=mc/services/attorney/index.html
County Council: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=mc/council/index.html
County Executive: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/govtmpl.asp?url=/content/exec/index.asp
County Government: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
Economic Development Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/content/ded/index.htm
Elections Board: www.777vote.org
Emergency Preparedness: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cittmpl.asp?url=/content/pio/news/preparedness.asp
Environmental Protection Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/dep/index.html
Fire & Rescue Services Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/dfrs/index.html
Health & Human Services Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/hhs/index.html
Housing & Community Affairs Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=http://hca.montgomerycountymd.gov
Information Systems & Telecommunications Dept.:
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/dist/disthome.html
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/mont/
Library: www.mont.lib.md.us
Montgomery College: www.mc.cc.md.us
Montgomery County: www.co.mo.md.us/abotcnty.html
Permitting Services Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=http://207.96.37.52/status/main.asp
Police Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/police/index.html
Public Schools: www.mcps.k12.md.us
Public Works & Transportation Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=http://www.dpwt.com/
Recreation Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/rec/index.html
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/montgomery.htm
State's Attorney: www.communityprosecution.org
Transit Services Division: www.dpwt.com/TransSvcDiv/TransSvcDiv.html
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Origin: Created from Frederick County by resolve of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, Montgomery County was named for Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775). Born in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, General Montgomery died leading Continental forces against Quebec.
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