Montello, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|1.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{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|accessdate=2012-11-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-07-02}}

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.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Montello has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Montello was {{convert|104|F|C|1}} on July 14, 1995 and July 6, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-35|F|C|1}} on January 15, 1963 and January 9, 1977.

{{Weather box

|location = Montello, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 56

|Feb record high F = 70

|Mar record high F = 84

|Apr record high F = 92

|May record high F = 95

|Jun record high F = 102

|Jul record high F = 104

|Aug record high F = 103

|Sep record high F = 98

|Oct record high F = 87

|Nov record high F = 76

|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 45.3

|Feb avg record high F = 51.5

|Mar avg record high F = 66.3

|Apr avg record high F = 79.0

|May avg record high F = 86.5

|Jun avg record high F = 90.7

|Jul avg record high F = 92.2

|Aug avg record high F = 90.5

|Sep avg record high F = 86.0

|Oct avg record high F = 79.5

|Nov avg record high F = 64.3

|Dec avg record high F = 50.5

|year avg record high F = 94.5

|Jan high F = 26.2

|Feb high F = 31.0

|Mar high F = 42.6

|Apr high F = 55.9

|May high F = 68.5

|Jun high F = 77.6

|Jul high F = 81.5

|Aug high F = 79.6

|Sep high F = 72.3

|Oct high F = 59.3

|Nov high F = 44.3

|Dec high F = 31.5

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 17.1

|Feb mean F = 21.1

|Mar mean F = 32.5

|Apr mean F = 45.0

|May mean F = 57.4

|Jun mean F = 66.8

|Jul mean F = 70.8

|Aug mean F = 68.8

|Sep mean F = 60.9

|Oct mean F = 48.5

|Nov mean F = 35.3

|Dec mean F = 23.3

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 8.0

|Feb low F = 11.1

|Mar low F = 22.4

|Apr low F = 34.0

|May low F = 46.2

|Jun low F = 56.0

|Jul low F = 60.0

|Aug low F = 58.0

|Sep low F = 49.4

|Oct low F = 37.7

|Nov low F = 26.3

|Dec low F = 15.1

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -14.1

|Feb avg record low F = -10.8

|Mar avg record low F = 0.5

|Apr avg record low F = 20.2

|May avg record low F = 31.1

|Jun avg record low F = 41.9

|Jul avg record low F = 48.8

|Aug avg record low F = 46.2

|Sep avg record low F = 34.5

|Oct avg record low F = 23.7

|Nov avg record low F = 9.9

|Dec avg record low F = -6.2

|year avg record low F = -18.2

|Jan record low F = -35

|Feb record low F = -33

|Mar record low F = -30

|Apr record low F = 10

|May record low F = 22

|Jun record low F = 31

|Jul record low F = 40

|Aug record low F = 35

|Sep record low F = 25

|Oct record low F = 11

|Nov record low F = -12

|Dec record low F = -34

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.36

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.28

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.91

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.71

|May precipitation inch = 4.44

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.97

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.36

|Aug precipitation inch = 4.14

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.49

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.85

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.10

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.66

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 7.4

|Feb precipitation days = 7.1

|Mar precipitation days = 7.8

|Apr precipitation days = 10.5

|May precipitation days = 12.0

|Jun precipitation days = 11.1

|Jul precipitation days = 9.1

|Aug precipitation days = 9.4

|Sep precipitation days = 9.2

|Oct precipitation days = 9.5

|Nov precipitation days = 7.8

|Dec precipitation days = 8.0

|Jan snow inch = 10.9

|Feb snow inch = 10.0

|Mar snow inch = 5.9

|Apr snow inch = 2.4

|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 = 0.3

|Nov snow inch = 1.7

|Dec snow inch = 10.8

|year snow inch = 42.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 5.6

|Feb snow days = 5.2

|Mar snow days = 2.7

|Apr snow days = 1.1

|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 = 0.2

|Nov snow days = 1.1

|Dec snow days = 5.1

|year snow days = 21.0

|Jan snow depth inch = 9.9

|Feb snow depth inch = 10.4

|Mar snow depth inch = 7.2

|Apr snow depth inch = 1.5

|May snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0

|Oct snow depth inch = 0.3

|Nov snow depth inch = 1.6

|Dec snow depth inch = 7.1

|year snow depth inch = 13.1

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00475581&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Montello, WI

|access-date = October 6, 2023

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mkx

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Milwaukee

|access-date = October 6, 2023

}}

}}

{{US Census population

| 1880 = 394

| 1890 = 760

| 1910 = 1104

| 1920 = 1112

| 1930 = 1245

| 1940 = 1138

| 1950 = 1069

| 1960 = 1021

| 1970 = 1082

| 1980 = 1273

| 1990 = 1329

| 2000 = 1397

| 2010 = 1495

| 2020 = 1448

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

}}

As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-11-18}} of 2010, there were 1,495 people, 628 households, and 356 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|782.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 823 housing units at an average density of {{convert|430.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. 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 people 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.

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 1,397 people, 591 households, and 348 families residing in the city. The population density was 732.6 people per square mile (282.4/km²). There were 677 housing units at an average density of 355.0 per square mile (136.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.13% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 2.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 591 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $43,625. Males had a median income of $29,438 versus $21,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,676. About 5.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) in Montello.{{cite web|title=St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church|website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/St-Johns-Evangelical-Lutheran-Church-107160252675/}}

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.

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.

• Bob Bruer, former National Football League player and coach
• K. J. Callahan, Wisconsin state legislator
• B. Frank Goodell, Wisconsin state legislator
• Charles S. Kelsey, Wisconsin state legislator
• Edwin B. Kelsey, lawyer, businessman, Wisconsin state legislator'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' Wisconsin State Bar Association: 1905, Biographical Sketch of Edwin Bolivar Kelsey, pg 211-212
• James F. McDowell, Wisconsin state legislator
• Spencer A. Pease, Wisconsin state legislator
• William A. Schmidt, Wisconsin state legislator

• Underground Sunshine, a psychedelic rock band, is from Montello.
• A season 4 episode of the Discovery Channel series A Haunting, called "Legend Trippers", takes place in Montello and the nearby town of Green Lake.

File:FoxRiverWisconsinMontelloWestWIS22.jpg|Looking west at the dam and Buffalo Lake

File:FoxRiverWisconsinMontelloEastWIS22.jpg|Houses built near the Upper Fox River west of the dam

File:MontelloWisconsinQuarry.jpg|Quarry in Montello

File:MontelloWisconsinWatertower.jpg|Water tower

File:MontelloWisconsinChurch.jpg|Catholic church

File:GraniteHouseTreesMontelloWI.jpg|Wisconsin's tallest tree

File:Montello Wisconsin Municipal Building and Fire Department.jpg|Municipal building and fire department

File:Montello Wisconsin Post Office.jpg|Post office

File:Montello Wisconsin Public Libarary.jpg|Library

File:Montello Wisconsin Sign WIS23.jpg|Sign on WIS 23

File:MontelloWisconsinDowntownWIS23WIS22.jpg|Looking west at downtown Montello

File:Marquette County Tribune.jpg|Marquette County Tribune building

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• [http://www.montellowi.com Montello Chamber of Commerce]
• Sanborn fire insurance map: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/8094 1894]

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