Montserrado Administrative Districts
Montserrado County has 15 administrative districts — Careysburg, West Point Township, St. Paul River, Todee, Borough of New Kru Town, Gardnersville Township, Barnersville Township, Louisana Township, Paynesville Township, Congo Town Township, New Georgia Township, Caldwell Township, Greater Monrovia, Garglohn Township and Johnsonville Township — with a population of 1,920,965. According to the 2022 census by the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), the population stands at 1,920,965 made up of 942,559 males and 978,406 females representing 49.1% and 50.9% respectively.
Montserrado County holds 36.6% of Liberia’s entire national population of 5,250,187 — by far the most populous county in the country. There are 17 Electoral Districts (ED) — the largest number of any county — and 15 Administrative Districts (AD). The county contains Monrovia, Liberia’s capital and largest city, and Paynesville, the largest city in Liberia by population.
This dataset and district profile provides detailed information on population distribution, governance structure, electoral districts, natural resources, demographics, historical development, and district-level analysis for one of Liberia’s most historically significant counties. See the table below.