Monticello, Iowa
Monticello, Iowa | ||
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FIPS code 19-53625 [1] | | |
GNIS ID | 459195 [1] | |
Website | City Website |
Monticello is a city in
Geography
Monticello is located at 42°14′20″N 91°11′21″W / 42.23889°N 91.18917°W (42.238759, -91.189067).[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.33 square miles (16.39 km2), of which 6.29 square miles (16.29 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.[4] Monticello is 824 feet above sea level.[1]
For many years, U.S. Route 151 passed directly through Monticello. In 2004, a four-lane bypass around Monticello was completed and opened. As a result, the highway was moved approximately one mile east of the previous route.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1870 | 1,337 | — |
1880 | 1,877 | +40.4% |
1890 | 1,938 | +3.2% |
1900 | 2,104 | +8.6% |
1910 | 2,043 | −2.9% |
1920 | 2,257 | +10.5% |
1930 | 2,259 | +0.1% |
1940 | 2,546 | +12.7% |
1950 | 2,888 | +13.4% |
1960 | 3,190 | +10.5% |
1970 | 3,509 | +10.0% |
1980 | 3,641 | +3.8% |
1990 | 3,522 | −3.3% |
2000 | 3,607 | +2.4% |
2010 | 3,796 | +5.2% |
2020 | 4,040 | +6.4% |
Source:"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2020. and Iowa Data Center Source: |
Monticello is part of the
2010 census
As of the
There were 1,693 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.82.
The median age in the city was 43.3 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 21.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 1,538 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.82.
Population spread: 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,932, and the median income for a family was $42,616. Males had a median income of $30,324 versus $20,998 for females. The
Education
The Monticello Community School District operates local public schools.[8]
Notable people
- Samuel Charles Black (1869–1921), Fifth president of Washington & Jefferson College[9]
- Colleen Conway-Welch (1944–2018), Dean of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School
- Roy Crabb (1890–1940), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Dirks, All-American and All-Western Athletic Conference Football Player at University of Wyoming and Philadelphia Eagles
- Ellen Dolan, television actress, most notably in Guiding Light and As the World Turns
- Sewall S. Farwell (1834–1909), Civil War Veteran, Congressman
- Sheri Greenawald (b. 1947), soprano
- Lieutenant Colonel during the American Civil War and founder of Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company
- Alva L. Hager (1850–1923), Congressman
- Donald Knapp, Iowa State Representative
- Roger McMurrin, Conductor of Kiev Symphony
- Kraig Paulsen, Iowa State Representative
- Cornelia Marvin Pierce (1873–1957), Librarian
- Bob Reade, 1998 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame
- Walter Rice (1866–1930), a Denver architect born and raised in Monticello[10]
- Entomologist[11]
- Charles Henry Sloan (1863–1946), former Nebraskapolitician
- J. Remington Wilde (born 1951), professional songwriter
- Ray Zirkelbach, Iowa State Representative
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Monticello, Iowa", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Monticello" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Samuel Charles Black (1919–1921)". CONTENTdm. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ Julian S. Midgorden; James L. Salvador (January 5, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eppich Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-415-92040-7. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
Further reading
- History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present - Vol 1; R.M. Corbit; S. J. Clarke Publishing; 1910 (update of 1871 issue).
- History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present - Vol 2; R.M. Corbit; S. J. Clarke Publishing; 1871.