Montello, Wisconsin Facts for Kids

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City
Looking east at downtown Montello's Commercial Historic District
Location of Montello in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
Montello Location in Wisconsin
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marquette
Area
• Total	2.20 sq mi (5.70 km²)
• Land	1.96 sq mi (5.07 km²)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km²)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,495
• Estimate (2019)	1,466
• Density	748.34/sq mi (288.87/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	53949
Area code(s)	608
FIPS code	55-53875
Website	http://montellowi.com

Montello is a city in and the county seat of Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2010 census. The Fox River flows through the city. Montello is home to the largest tree in Wisconsin. A notable attraction in the city is the former granite quarry, which has been transformed into a park with several waterfalls.

Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Religion
Transportation
- Roads
- Rails
Popular culture
Notable people
Images for kids
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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km²), of which, 1.91 square miles (4.95 km²) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) is water.

The Fox River flows from east through the middle of Montello. There is a dam in Montello, and the upstream portion of the river to the west of the dam is called Buffalo Lake.

The Montello River flows from the North meeting the Fox at the south end of Montello. The upstream portion of the river above the other dam is Montello Lake.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	394	—
1890	760	92.9%
1910	1,104	—
1920	1,112	0.7%
1930	1,245	12.0%
1940	1,138	−8.6%
1950	1,069	−6.1%
1960	1,021	−4.5%
1970	1,082	6.0%
1980	1,273	17.7%
1990	1,329	4.4%
2000	1,397	5.1%
2010	1,495	7.0%
2019 (est.)	1,466	−1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,495 people, 628 households, and 356 families residing in the city. The population density was 782.7 inhabitants per square mile (302.2/km²). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 430.9 per square mile (166.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 1.7% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 628 households, of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.3% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 44.1 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 23% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

Religion

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) in Montello.

Transportation

Roads

	WIS 22 runs north to Wautoma and south to Pardeeville
	WIS 23 runs east to Princeton and west to Wisconsin Dells and Oxford via WIS 82.

The west junction intersection of WIS 22 and WIS 23 is the location of the only traffic light in the county. Other highways that enter into Montello are County Highways C, F, K, and Y.

Rails

Montello was once the eastern terminus of a spur line of the Wisconsin Central Railroad built in 1882 to service the granite quarry and other industries. This line split from the WC's Stevens Point-Portage line (the "P" Line) at Packwaukee, and ran along the north shore of Buffalo Lake to Montello. The P-Line was abandoned in 1946 along with the Montello spur despite the fact that there was still almost daily service on it.