Montgomery County is a county located in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,330, and was estimated to be 10,002 in 2025. Its po
The Montgomery County Courthouse in Red Oak
Montgomery County Courthouse, Henry C. Koch, architect, 1891
Red Oak is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Iowa, United States, located along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 5,596 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 6,197 popu
Montgomery County, Iowa
…estimated to be 10,002 in 2025. Its population has declined since a peak in 1900, since urbanization and decline of family farms. The county seat is Red Oak. The county was founded by European-American migrants from eastern areas in 1851. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary…
Buildings in Downtown Red Oak
Restored BN Depot and World War II Museum at night
Montgomery County Court House
First Methodist Church, Red Oak, Iowa 1920s