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Montour County, Pennsylvania

Montour County had 18,115 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 130.3 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 67th by land area.

Population
18,115
#62 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,928 in US
Area
130.3 sq mi
#67 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #3,071 in US
Density
139 / sq mi
#34 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #732 in US
Median household income
$73,087
#20 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #785 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Montour County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Montour County population, land area and income

Montour County had 18,115 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 130.3 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 139.0 people per square mile, 1.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents, so Montour County has 22% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,087 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,115

3144th1st

1928th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

130 sq mi

3144th1st

3071st of 3,144 (US)

Density

139.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

732nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,087

3143rd1st

785th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

18,115

67th1st

62nd of 67 (PA)

Land area

130 sq mi

67th1st

67th of 67 (PA)

Density

139.0 / sq mi

67th1st

34th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$73,087

67th1st

20th of 67 (PA)

How Montour County's population changed since 2020

Montour County lost 17 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 29th of 67 in Pennsylvania for growth. The median Pennsylvania county changed by -0.5%, and the state as a whole by +0.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Montour County recorded 918 births and 996 deaths, a natural change of -78. Net international migration added +321 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -275. The largest single component was international migration, which added 321 people.

18.1k202018.1k202118.1k202218.1k202318.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
918
Deaths
996
Net international migration
+321
Net domestic migration
-275
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+62

Where Montour County is

The Census internal point of Montour County is at 41.029300, -76.665200. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Pennsylvania's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Montour County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Adams County: +4.0%Potter County: -2.4%Sullivan County: +1.6%Bucks County: +0.6%Carbon County: +1.5%McKean County: -2.3%Montour County: -0.1%Fulton County: -0.9%Columbia County: +2.0%Cameron County: -4.1%Elk County: -2.6%Bradford County: -0.4%Bedford County: +0.1%York County: +3.2%Monroe County: -1.1%Forest County: -5.2%Berks County: +2.4%Cambria County: -2.3%Franklin County: +2.1%Snyder County: -0.3%Somerset County: -2.5%Clarion County: -0.9%Indiana County: -0.2%Lackawanna County: +0.6%Wyoming County: -1.0%Lawrence County: -2.0%Mercer County: -2.2%Lehigh County: +3.0%Northampton County: +3.3%Cumberland County: +5.9%Fayette County: -3.6%Jefferson County: -2.5%Centre County: +1.2%Lebanon County: +1.4%Union County: -1.2%Clinton County: +1.3%Chester County: +4.8%Montgomery County: +2.6%Wayne County: +0.5%Pike County: +6.5%Susquehanna County: -0.6%Allegheny County: -1.4%Clearfield County: -2.9%Butler County: +2.7%Beaver County: -1.4%Crawford County: -2.1%Washington County: +0.5%Venango County: -1.7%Warren County: -3.0%Blair County: -2.0%Huntingdon County: -1.6%Lancaster County: +1.9%Luzerne County: +1.9%Westmoreland County: -1.0%Juniata County: -0.4%Armstrong County: -2.7%Tioga County: -0.8%Delaware County: +1.4%Northumberland County: -1.7%Mifflin County: -0.5%Lycoming County: -0.8%Perry County: +2.1%Philadelphia County: -1.7%Schuylkill County: +1.1%Dauphin County: +2.2%Greene County: -5.3%Erie County: -1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.2%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.9%
  5. ≥ +1.9%
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Orange pin: Montour County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
41.029300, -76.665200
DMS
41°01'45.48"N 76°39'54.72"W
UTM
18N 360013.4E 4543345.2N
Geohash
dr33rmnhg
Plus code
87H528HM+PW

Towns in Montour County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Montour County, 4,193 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Montour County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Danville with 4,193.

  1. 01Danville4,193
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Montour County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Montour County. The most populous is Lycoming County, PA, with 113,236 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 54.1 miles SSW of Montour County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Allentown, PA (population 127,138), 69.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bloomsburg, PA (population 13,286), 11.0 miles away.

Montour County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Montour County is 42093: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,087.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Montour County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,115. That is down 17 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,132.

What is the FIPS code of Montour County?

42093. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Montour County?

Danville, with 4,193 residents inside Montour County in 2024.

Which counties border Montour County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lycoming County, PA; Northumberland County, PA; Columbia County, PA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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