Editing Montpelier, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Montpelier, Ohio
| settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname                 = 
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| image_skyline            = Montpelier Cruise-In.jpg
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| image_caption            = Downtown Montpelier
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| map_caption              = Location of Montpelier, Ohio
| image_map1               = Map of Williams County Ohio Highlighting Montpelier Village.png
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| map_caption1             = Location of Montpelier in Williams County

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| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Williams County, Ohio|Williams]]

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| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = [[Mayoralty in the United States|Mayor]]
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| leader_title1            = [[City manager|Manager]]
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = [[Village (Ohio)|Village]] of Montpelier
| established_date         = 1845

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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 7.47
| area_land_km2            = 7.44
| area_water_km2           = 0.03
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.88
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.87
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 3942
| population_density_km2   = 529.52
| population_density_sq_mi = 1371.61

| timezone               = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset             = -5
| timezone_DST           = EDT
| utc_offset_DST         = -4
| elevation_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis />
| elevation_ft           = 863
| coordinates            = {{coord|41|34|54|N|84|35|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type       = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code            = 43543
| area_code              = [[Area code 419|419]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 39-51772<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info            = 2399390<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399390}}</ref>
| website                = [https://montpelieroh.net/ Montpelier, OH]
| footnotes              = 
}}
'''Montpelier''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ɒ|n|t|ˈ|p|iː|l|j|ər}} {{respell|mont|PEEL|yər}})<ref>{{cite web |title=E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide {{!}} Ohio University |url=https://www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism/e-w-scripps-school-journalism-ohio-pronunciation-guide-1 |website=www.ohio.edu |publisher=[[Ohio University]] |access-date=January 2, 2024 |date=2016}}</ref> is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Williams County, Ohio|Williams County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 3,942 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Montpelier was [[plat]]ted in 1845.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holidaycityohio.org/county_information.htm |title=County Information (Williams County, Ohio) |access-date=November 3, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014315/http://www.holidaycityohio.org/county_information.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2014 }}</ref> The village was named after [[Montpelier, Vermont]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UyILAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6736%2C1631391 | title=Public Forum | work=The Bryan Times | date=December 29, 1976 | access-date=May 2, 2015 | pages=4}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Montpelier since 1846.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Williams | title=Williams County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref> Montpelier was incorporated as a village in 1875.<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles A. Bowersox|title=A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo01bowe|year=1920|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo01bowe/page/395 395]}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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=January 6, 2013|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>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
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 | location    = Montpelier, Ohio (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 69
 | Feb record high F  = 71
 | Mar record high F  = 86
 | Apr record high F  = 90
 | May record high F  = 100
 | Jun record high F  = 104
 | Jul record high F  = 109
 | Aug record high F  = 106
 | Sep record high F  = 102
 | Oct record high F  = 92
 | Nov record high F  = 81
 | Dec record high F  = 69
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 53.7
|Feb avg record high F = 55.1
|Mar avg record high F = 70.3
|Apr avg record high F = 79.5
|May avg record high F = 86.9
|Jun avg record high F = 93.5
|Jul avg record high F = 94.1
|Aug avg record high F = 92.3
|Sep avg record high F = 89.0
|Oct avg record high F = 81.8
|Nov avg record high F = 65.9
|Dec avg record high F = 55.6
|year avg record high F = 95.6

 | Jan high F = 31.5
 | Feb high F = 34.7
 | Mar high F = 45.4
 | Apr high F = 58.8
 | May high F = 70.3
 | Jun high F = 79.7
 | Jul high F = 83.4
 | Aug high F = 81.3
 | Sep high F = 75.1
 | Oct high F = 62.4
 | Nov high F = 47.5
 | Dec high F = 36.3
 | year high F = 58.9
 | Jan mean F = 24.0
 | Feb mean F = 26.5
 | Mar mean F = 35.9
 | Apr mean F = 47.7
 | May mean F = 59.2
 | Jun mean F = 68.9
 | Jul mean F = 72.5
 | Aug mean F = 70.5
 | Sep mean F = 63.6
 | Oct mean F = 51.7
 | Nov mean F = 39.4
 | Dec mean F = 29.6
 | year mean F = 49.1
 | Jan low F = 16.6
 | Feb low F = 18.2
 | Mar low F = 26.4
 | Apr low F = 36.6
 | May low F = 48.1
 | Jun low F = 58.1
 | Jul low F = 61.5
 | Aug low F = 59.7
 | Sep low F = 52.1
 | Oct low F = 40.9
 | Nov low F = 31.2
 | Dec low F = 22.9
 | year low F = 39.4

|Jan avg record low F = -3.3
|Feb avg record low F = -0.4
|Mar avg record low F = 9.4
|Apr avg record low F = 23.3
|May avg record low F = 34.0
|Jun avg record low F = 44.3
|Jul avg record low F = 50.6
|Aug avg record low F = 48.8
|Sep avg record low F = 37.8
|Oct avg record low F = 27.0
|Nov avg record low F = 16.6
|Dec avg record low F = 4.4
|year avg record low F = -7.0

 | Jan record low F  = -25
 | Feb record low F  = -22
 | Mar record low F  = -7
 | Apr record low F  = 8
 | May record low F  = 24
 | Jun record low F  = 34
 | Jul record low F  = 43
 | Aug record low F  = 36
 | Sep record low F  = 28
 | Oct record low F  = 13
 | Nov record low F  = -1
 | Dec record low F  = -21
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 2.42
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.18
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.63
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.57
 | May precipitation inch = 4.32
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.77
 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.50
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.13
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.11
 | Oct precipitation inch = 2.79
 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.08
 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.42
 | year precipitation inch = 37.92
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 11.0
 | Feb precipitation days  = 8.9
 | Mar precipitation days  = 9.8
 | Apr precipitation days  = 11.7
 | May precipitation days  = 12.5
 | Jun precipitation days  = 10.4
 | Jul precipitation days  = 8.9
 | Aug precipitation days  = 10.0
 | Sep precipitation days  = 8.7
 | Oct precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Nov precipitation days  = 10.5
 | Dec precipitation days  = 10.3
 | year precipitation days = 122.3
 | Jan snow inch = 9.2
 | Feb snow inch = 8.9
 | Mar snow inch = 4.4
 | Apr snow inch = 0.8
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.1
 | Nov snow inch = 1.3
 | Dec snow inch = 7.8
 | year snow inch = 32.5
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 6.8
 | Feb snow days  = 6.0
 | Mar snow days  = 3.1
 | Apr snow days  = 0.6
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 1.5
 | Dec snow days  = 4.9
 | year snow days = 22.9
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=iwx
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 17, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00335438&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 17, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,072 people, 1,649 households, and 1,055 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1399.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,843 housing units at an average density of {{convert|633.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.

There were 1,649 households, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 36.1 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 4,320 people, 1,751 households, and 1,131 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,601.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,866 housing units at an average density of {{convert|691.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 1,751 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,678, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $21,508 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,791. About 4.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==State highways==
*{{jct|state=OH|SR|107}}
*{{jct|state=OH|SR|576}}

==Village government==
Montpelier is a Charter Village with a strong Manager/Village Council form of government.  The Village Manager is currently Jason Rockey and the Village Mayor is Steve Yagelski.

The Village of Montpelier also provides citizens with central services such as water, electric, and sewer. Montpelier is provided public safety services by a full-time police department and a full-time fire chief, who commands a volunteer fire staff.
[[File:2020-02-24 - Active Transporation Plan - ADOPTED.jpg|thumb|Montpelier Active Transportation Plan Adopted:2020]]

== Parks and Recreation ==
Montpelier has several parks located around the village that include several amenities such as pavilions, playgrounds, and trails.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.montpelierpark.net/about-us.html |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=Montpelier Parks and Recreation |language=en}}</ref> In 1956, the Montpelier Athletic Boosters purchased the land where they established the first Montpelier Municipal Park. In 2017, the Village of Montpelier adopted an Active Transportation Plan to expand on existing trails, and to create a network of trails for walking and bicycling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Project Information – Village of Montpelier, Williams County, Ohio |url=https://montpelieroh.net/village-projects/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:IHRT - Official Map - 10-25-2024.jpg|thumb|Iron Horse River Trail - 2024]]

The Iron Horse River Trail is a multiple-use trail along the St. Joseph River. The trail includes 1 mile of paved accessible trail connecting Montpelier Senior Center to the Williams County Fairgrounds, 1 mile of rustic trail and a 0.75 mile single-track mountain bike trail. Funding for the paved trail came from a Transportation Alternatives Program grant through Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). The trail was dedicated October 26, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bechtol |first=Lucas |date=2024-10-27 |title=Montpelier cuts ribbon on park, trail |url=https://www.bryantimes.com/montpelier-cuts-ribbon-on-park-trail/article_716e9756-9470-11ef-a17f-df7d720c0d70.html |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Bryan Times |language=en}}</ref>

The Wabash Cannonball Trail, Bike Route 90, is one of Ohio's longest rail-trails, covering a total of 63 miles and traversing four counties: Fulton, Henry, Lucas, and Williams. The trail ends at County Road 13 at the eastern edge of the Village of Montpelier corporation limits.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Wabash Cannonball Trail |url=https://www.wabashcannonballtrail.org/about/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Village Parks and Recreation have a comprehensive website. {{US Census population
| 1880 = 406
| 1890 = 1293
| 1900 = 1869
| 1910 = 2759
| 1920 = 3052
| 1930 = 3677
| 1940 = 3703
| 1950 = 3867
| 1960 = 4131
| 1970 = 4184
| 1980 = 4431
| 1990 = 4299
| 2000 = 4320
| 2010 = 4072
| 2020 = 3942
| 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>
}}[https://www.montpelierpark.net/ Village of Montpelier Parks & Recreation]

==Education==
Montpelier is served by the Montpelier Exempted Village School District.  Montpelier Junior/Senior High School and Montpelier Elementary School share the same campus, which is located on the village's south side.  Their nickname is the '''Locomotives'''.  They are a member of the [[Buckeye Border Conference]], [[Toledo Area Athletic Conference]] for football, and [[Northwest Ohio Athletic League]] for wrestling.

[https://www.montpelier-k12.org/ Montpelier Exempted Village Schools]

==Water quality awards==
In 2003, 2006, 2007, 2017, and 2022 Montpelier won the [[Berkeley Springs]] International Water Tasting competition for its municipal water supply. Montpelier triumphed over cities as diverse as [[Sparwood, British Columbia]] and [[Rice Lake (town), Wisconsin|Rice Lake, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Tidbits">{{cite news|title=Tidbits: Did You Know|publisher=American Profile|date=July 15, 2007}}</ref>

==County fairgrounds==
The Williams County Fairgrounds is located on Montpelier's east side.  The Williams County Historical Museum is located on the fairgrounds.

==Notable people==
* [[Jon Husted]], American politician serving as the junior Senator from Ohio since 2025
* [[Zach Roerig]], actor
* [[Paul Siple]], Antarctic explorer

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.montpelieroh.net/ Village website]
* [http://www.montpelier.k12.oh.us/ School district website]

{{Williams County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Williams County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]