Editing Monticello, Florida

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'''Monticello''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɒ|n|t|ɪ|ˈ|s|ɛ|l|oʊ|audio=En-us-monticello (utah).ogg}} {{respell|MON|tiss|EL|oh}}) is the only city and the [[county seat]] of  [[Jefferson County, Florida]], United States. The city is named after [[Monticello]], the estate of the county's namesake, [[Thomas Jefferson]], on which the [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Florida)|Jefferson County Courthouse]] was modeled.<ref>{{citation
|title=Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State|date=1939|place=New York|author=Federal Writers' Project|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=438}}</ref> The population was 2,589 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Tallahassee metropolitan area]].

Monticello is home to [[Indian mound]]s and many historic buildings, including the [[Perkins Opera House]] and [[Monticello Old Jail Museum]].

==History and culture==
The [[Perkins Opera House]] is a 19th-century mercantile building adapted for use as a theater. It regularly hosts musical performances and theater productions. The first-floor ballroom also holds receptions.

Howard Academy built in 1936 served African American students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/2016/06/23/jefferson-group-seeks-save-historic-black-high-school/86307976/ | title=Jefferson group seeks to save historic black high school }}</ref> It is on Mamie B. Scott Drive, named for [[Mamie B. Scott]]. In 1960 a school for African American students was built in southeastern Monticello. It was later also named Howard Academy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dos.fl.gov/historical/preservation/national-register/recent-national-register-listings/old-howard-academy/ | title=Old Howard Academy - Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State }}</ref> Schools in Monticello integrated in 1967. [[Old Howard Academy]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wctv.tv/2021/10/22/monticello-site-named-national-register-historic-places/ | title=Monticello site named to National Register of Historic Places | date=October 22, 2021 }}</ref>

===Historic sites===
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* [[Bethel School (Monticello, Florida)|Bethel School]]
* [[Christ Episcopal Church (Monticello, Florida)|Christ Episcopal Church]]
* [[Denham-Lacy House]]
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Florida)]]
* [[Letchworth Mounds]]
* [[Lyndhurst Plantation]]
* [[Monticello High School (Florida)]]
* [[Monticello Historic District (Monticello, Florida)|Monticello Historic District]]
* [[Monticello Old Jail Museum]]
* [[Palmer House (Monticello, Florida)|Palmer House]]
* [[Palmer-Perkins House]]
* [[Perkins Opera House]]
* [[Wirick-Simmons House]]
{{div col end}}

==Geography==

Monticello is located in northern Jefferson County at {{coord|30.544612|-83.867321|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 90]] runs through the center of the city as Washington Street, leading east {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Greenville, Florida|Greenville]] and west {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]. [[U.S. Route 19]] passes through the city center on Jefferson Street, leading south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Capps, Florida|Capps]] and north {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Thomasville, Georgia]]. The two highways meet in the center of Monticello at Courthouse Circle, which surrounds the [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Monticello, Florida)|Jefferson County Courthouse]]. US-19 leads south from the courthouse {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 10]] at Exit 225. I-10 leads west {{convert|25|mi}} to Tallahassee and east {{convert|82|mi}} to [[Lake City, Florida|Lake City]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.3|km2|order=flip}}, all land.

==Climate==

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the City of Monticello has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa''). Monticello is the site of the highest temperature recorded in Florida, {{Convert|109|F}} on June 29, 1931.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Monticello 5 SE, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1904–2017
|single line = Y
| Jan high F = 62.7
| Feb high F = 67.1
| Mar high F = 73.3
| Apr high F = 79.1
| May high F = 85.7
| Jun high F = 89.6
| Jul high F = 90.7
| Aug high F = 90.1
| Sep high F = 87.2
| Oct high F = 80.3
| Nov high F = 71.4
| Dec high F = 65.1
|year high F = 78.5
|Jan mean F = 51.5
|Feb mean F = 54.8
|Mar mean F = 60.7
|Apr mean F = 66.5
|May mean F = 73.4
|Jun mean F = 79.1
|Jul mean F = 80.9
|Aug mean F = 80.5
|Sep mean F = 77.2
|Oct mean F = 68.6
|Nov mean F = 59.4
|Dec mean F = 53.7
|year mean F = 67.2
| Jan low F = 40.3
| Feb low F = 42.5
| Mar low F = 48.1
| Apr low F = 53.9
| May low F = 61.1
| Jun low F = 68.6
| Jul low F = 71.0
| Aug low F = 70.9
| Sep low F = 67.2
| Oct low F = 56.9
| Nov low F = 47.5
| Dec low F = 42.4
|year low F = 55.9
|Jan record high F = 85
|Feb record high F = 88
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 106
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 84
|year record high F = 
|Jan record low F = 3
|Feb record low F = 14
|Mar record low F = 18
|Apr record low F = 31
|May record low F = 38
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 58
|Sep record low F = 36
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = 7
|year record low F = 
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 4.81
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.01
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.29
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.12
| May precipitation inch = 3.82
| Jun precipitation inch = 7.62
| Jul precipitation inch = 7.49
| Aug precipitation inch = 7.53
| Sep precipitation inch = 5.46
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.31
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.79
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.68
|year precipitation inch = 59.93
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 9.1
| Feb precipitation days = 7.4
| Mar precipitation days = 9.2
| Apr precipitation days = 6.4
| May precipitation days = 5.8
| Jun precipitation days = 11.7
| Jul precipitation days = 15.0
| Aug precipitation days = 13.2
| Sep precipitation days = 8.7
| Oct precipitation days = 5.0
| Nov precipitation days = 5.8
| Dec precipitation days = 7.7
| year precipitation days = 105.0
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00085879&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = June 25, 2021
}}</ref>
|source 2 = WRCC (extremes)<ref>{{cite web 
|url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?fl5879
|title = MONTICELLO WTP, FLORIDA (085879)
|publisher = [[Western Regional Climate Center]]
|access-date = March 3, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1850= 329
|1860= 1083
|1870= 1052
|1890= 1218
|1900= 1076
|1910= 1829
|1920= 1704
|1930= 1901
|1940= 2042
|1950= 2264
|1960= 2490
|1970= 2473
|1980= 2994
|1990= 2573
|2000= 2533
|2010= 2506
|2020= 2589
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Monticello city, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Monticello city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1246500&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monticello city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1246500&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Monticello city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1246500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,175
|1,058
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,208
|46.39%
|42.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.66%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,285
|1,349
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,242
|50.73%
|53.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.97%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.12%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|15
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.59%
|0.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.08%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Other race]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|20
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70
|0.79%
|1.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|33
|53
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49
|1.30%
|2.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,533'''
|'''2,506'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,589'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,589 people, 1,120 households, and 711 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Monticello city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Monticello+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In 2020, the median household income was $43,780. 27.3% of the population 25 years and older had a Bachelor's Degree or higher. There was a 49.2% employment rate. There were 1,323 housing units.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=Monticello%2C+Florida&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP&_charset_=UTF-8 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 2,506 people, 770 households, and 559 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Monticello city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Monticello+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[James Patton Anderson]], commander of the [[1st Florida Infantry Regiment]] during the [[American Civil War]], lived in Monticello.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Western Theater |journal=Military Images |date=January–February 1993 |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=23–30 |jstor=44032491 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44032491 |access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Allen Boyd]], politician
* [[Ryal Long]],  state legislator during the [[Reconstruction era]]
* [[Bobby Thigpen]], [[Major League Baseball]] relief pitcher, set record for most saves in a season (57) in 1990, a record which stood for 18 years
* Willie "Chicken" Thompson, celebrated mid-late 20th century [[Chicago White Sox]] clubhouse manager and chef<ref>Sullivan, Paul "'Last Comiskey' stirs memories of a lovable Chicago White Sox team and its iconic ballpark" [[Chicago Tribune]] February 26, 2023</ref><ref>Kittle, Ron and Logan, Bob ''Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest White Sox Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team);'' Sports Publishing, May 1, 2018; {{ISBN|978-1683582151}}</ref>
* [[Jack Youngblood]], professional football player

==Education==
[[Jefferson County Schools (Florida)|Jefferson County Schools]] operates public schools, including [[Jefferson County Middle / High School]].

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofmonticello.us/ City of Monticello official website]
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