Editing Monticello, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Monticello
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|image_caption            = Monticello City Hall/Community Center
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|map_caption              = Location of the city of Monticello<br/>within Wright County, Minnesota
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Wright County, Minnesota|Wright]]
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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Lloyd Hilgart
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1852
|established_title1       = Platted
|established_date1        = 1854
|established_title2       = Founded
|established_date2        = March 1, 1856
|established_title3       = Incorporated (village)
|established_date3        = March 9, 1875
|established_title4       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (city)]]
|established_date4        = April 30, 1906
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 24.17
|area_land_km2            = 23.32
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 9.00
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 14804
|pop_est_as_of            = 2022
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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
|population_total         = 14455
|population_density_km2   = 619.97
|population_density_sq_mi = 1605.75
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = –6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = –5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_m              = 283
|elevation_ft             = 929
|coordinates              = {{coord|45|18|2|N|93|47|48|W|region:US-MN|display=inline}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 55362<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/55362|title=Monticello MN ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 763|763]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-43774
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0648048<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|0648048}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 7.375%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/monticello.html|title=Monticello (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.ci.monticello.mn.us/|ci.monticello.mn.us}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''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}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> is a city next to the [[Mississippi River]] in [[Wright County, Minnesota|Wright County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 14,455 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Monticello_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2743774 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> The city's latitude is 45.305 degrees North and its longitude is 93.793 degrees West. Its elevation is 922 feet. Monticello is in the Central time zone.

===Parks===
[[File:Ellison Park, Monticello, MN.jpg|thumb|left|The Mississippi River at Ellison Park in Monticello]] Monticello has an extensive parks and pathway system, including 28 city-owned parks and miles of winding trails. [[Lake Maria State Park]], Montissippi Regional Park and the Harry Larsen Memorial Park are three of the largest. At Swan Park, each winter between  December and March, as many as 2,700 [[trumpeter swan]]s nest near Mississippi Drive in Monticello, as the Mississippi River is heated from warm water discharged by the [[Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant]].<ref name="swan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/18/in-monticello-a-city-at-the-center-of-the-nuclear-energy-debate|title=In Monticello, a city at the center of the nuclear energy debate|last=Marohn|first=Kirsti|date=October 18, 2019|website=MPR News|access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref>

The City of Monticello and Wright County partnered and acquired 1,200 acres of open space in Wright County, known as the Bertram Chain of Lakes. The Bertram Chain includes four lakes and acres of undisturbed shoreline, natural habitat, and oak forest, 812 of which are open for public enjoyment. It provides users access to 4 miles of hiking trails, 10 miles of single-track mountain biking trails, beach at Bertram Lake for swimming, and carry-in access to Long Lake, which allow the opportunity to paddle Long, Mud and First Lakes. Winter activities include fat-biking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. Summer activities include paddleboard classes, canoeing excursions, kids fishing programs, and guided moonlight hiking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.co.wright.mn.us/facilities/facility/details/Bertram-Chain-of-Lakes-Regional-Park-3|title=Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park|publisher=Wright County, Minnesota|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
Monticello was [[plat]]ted in 1854.<ref name="Upham 588">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |last=Upham |first=Warren |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n605 588]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Monticello since 1855.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Wright |title=Wright County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> Monticello was incorporated in 1856.<ref name="Upham 588" /> The nearby village of Moritzious merged with Monticello in 1891.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/generallawsstat16statgoog |page=[https://archive.org/details/generallawsstat16statgoog/page/n835 733] |quote=Moritzious mn. |title=General Laws of the State of Minnesota |publisher=Earle S. Goodrich, State Printer |author1=Minnesota |year=1891}}</ref>

In 1971, the Monticello Nuclear Plant began operation.

In May 2006, the Monticello Middle School had an electrical fire from the large amount of rain settling on the roof. The smoke damage to the school caused the school to be closed for the rest of the school year.  As a result, middle school and high school students had to share usage of the high school building on an alternate-day schedule.  The school year did not get extended, and the clean-up was completed in time for the 2006–07 school year. [http://www.monticellotimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=10&SubSectionID=76&ArticleID=13392&TM=85947.91]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} [http://www.monticellotimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=10&SubSectionID=76&ArticleID=13448&TM=85947.91]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}

==Economy==
[[File:Broadway and Pine Streets, Monticello, Minnesota-01.jpg|thumb|Broadway and Pine Streets]]In anticipation of rapid [[population growth]], Monticello created a comprehensive growth plan in 1996.  A new high school was constructed in 1999.  A new highway interchange was completed in 2006 on the east end of town, allowing residents full access to [[Interstate 94]] from Wright County Road 18. Since 2002, many retail outlets have been constructed.  This planned growth has also brought new auto dealerships, hotels, and industrial development.  A 2004 [[Municipal annexation in the United States|annexation]] agreement with [[Monticello Township, Minnesota|Monticello Township]] is expected to help sustain Monticello's growth for the next twenty years.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

===Top employers===
According to Monticello's 2021 Annual Comprehensive  Financial Report (ACFR),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ci.monticello.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/2411/2021-Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report?bidId= |title=2021 Monticello Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |website=City of Monticello |page=105 |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> its top employers are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Xcel Energy|Xcel Energy (Northern States)]]
|600
|-
|2
|[[Monticello School District (Minnesota)|ISD No. 882 (Monticello)]]
|576
|-
|3
|[[CentraCare Health|CentraCare Medical Center (New River)]]
|500
|-
|4
|[[Cargill|Cargill Kitchen Solutions (Sunny Fresh)]]
|350
|-
|5
|[[Walmart|Wal-Mart Supercenter]]
|300
|-
|6
|City of Monticello
|230
|-
|7*
|[[The Home Depot|Home Depot]]
|150
|-
|7*
|[[Target Corporation|Target]]
|150
|-
|9
|Ultra Machine Corporation
|140
|-
|10*
|[[Cub Foods]]
|100
|-
|10*
|WSI Industries, Inc.
|100
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> denotes tied ranks

==Education==
[[File:Monticello Public Library, Monticello, Minnesota-01.jpg|thumb|Monticello Public Library]]Monticello is in the [[Monticello School District (Minnesota)|Monticello School District]]. Parts of nearby [[Monticello Township, Minnesota|Monticello Township]] are in [[St. Michael-Albertville Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st27_mn/c27171_wright/DC10SD_C27171_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531005844/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st27_mn/c27171_wright/DC10SD_C27171_001.pdf |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Wright County, MN|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 30, 2020}} - The page at: {{cite web|url=https://www.stma.k12.mn.us/domain/78|title=About District 885|publisher=[[St. Michael-Albertville Schools]]|access-date=May 28, 2020|quote=Visit Us 11343 50th St. NE Albertville, MN 55301}} states that it serves parts of Monticello ''but'' the census map shows only the township being covered.</ref>

[[Monticello High School (Minnesota)|Monticello High School]] is Wright County's third-largest school, with an estimated attendance of 1,314. The school's athletic teams were formerly known as the Redmen and are now the Magic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-schools-figured-out-how-to-play-sports-without-stereotypes-why-can-t-the-nfl/563920812/|title=Minnesota schools figured out how to play sports without stereotypes; why can't the NFL?|last=Brooks|first=Jennifer|date=October 26, 2019|website=Star Tribune|access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 290
|1890= 503
|1900= 818
|1910= 858
|1920= 1024
|1930= 924
|1940= 1076
|1950= 1231
|1960= 1477
|1970= 1636
|1980= 2830
|1990= 4941
|2000= 7868
|2010= 12759
|2020= 14455
|estyear=2022
|estimate=14804
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=January 8, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 8, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}
{{US Census population
|1880= 104
|1890= 161
|footnote=U.S. Census for Moritzious<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 26, 2019}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 12,759 people, 4,693 households, and 3,164 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1427.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,973 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.4% of the population.

There were 4,693 households, of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the city was 31.4 years. 30.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.3% were from 25 to 44; 18.7% were from 45 to 64; and 9.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 7,868 people, the median income for a household in the city was $45,384, and the median income for a family was $53,566. Males had a median income of $41,057 versus $25,854 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,229.  About 4.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The City Council of Monticello consists of the mayor and four councilmembers, with the mayor serving an elected two-year and councilmembers serving four-year staggered terms. The current mayor is Lloyd Hilgart, who took office in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ci.monticello.mn.us/241/City-Council|title=City of Monticello - Your Government - City Council|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

==Media==

===Newspapers===
The local newspaper is ''The Monticello Times''.

==Notable people==
* [[Tobias Mealey]] – early Minnesota pioneer and politician. A significant reason that the [[Rand House]] was built in Monticello (for his daughter).
* [[Joel Przybilla]] – an American professional basketball player, who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the [[NBA]]. He is a Monticello High School alumnus.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ci.monticello.mn.us/ Monticello – Official City Website]
* [http://www.monticellochamber.com Monticello Chamber of Commerce website]
* [http://www.monticellocommunitycenter.com Monticello Community Center website]
* [http://www.monticello.k12.mn.us Monticello School District website]
* [http://www.monticellotimes.com/ Monticello Times website]
* [http://www.monticellohistory.com/ Monticello History Website]
* [http://www.montiarts.com/ Monticello MontiArts website]

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{{Coord|45|18|20.52|N|93|47|39.12|W|display=title}}

[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Wright County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1856]]