Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,925. Its county seat is Winona. The county is said to be named in honor either of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada, or for Montgomery County, Tennessee, from which an early settler came. In the latter case, it would have been indirectly named after John Montgomery, a settler in Montgomery County, Tennessee, who founded the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the same county. The Big Black River passes through the southern part of the county, flowing southwest to its confluence with the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.2%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Mississippi by total area. Major highways Interstate 55 U.S.
Montgomery County es un condado ubicado en el estado estadounidense de Mississippi. A partir del censo de 2010, la población era de 10,925. Su sede del condado es Winona. Se dice que el condado se llama en honor a Richard Montgomery, un general de la Guerra Revolucionaria estadounidense asesinado en 1775 mientras intentaba capturar la ciudad de Quebec, Canadá, o para el condado de Montgomery, Tennessee, de donde vino un colonos tempranos. En este último caso, habría sido indirectamente nombrado después de John Montgomery, un colonos en el condado de Montgomery, Tennessee, quien fundó la ciudad de Clarksville, Tennessee, en el mismo condado. El Big Black River pasa a través de la parte sur del condado, fluyendo al suroeste a su confluencia con el río Mississippi al sur de Vicksburg. Geografía De acuerdo con el U.S. Census Bureau, el condado tiene una superficie total, de la cual es tierra.