Location of Montello, Wisconsin
Looking west at the dam and Buffalo
Lake
Quarry in Montello
Montello is a city in and
the county seat of Marquette County
, Wisconsin
, United
States
. The population was 1,397 at the 2000
census. The
Fox River flows
through the city. Montello is home to the largest tree in
Wisconsin.
Geography
Montello is located at (43.791976, -89.329771) .
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
2.2
square miles (5.6
km²), of which, 1.9 square miles
(4.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles
(0.6 km²) of it (11.63%) 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.
Demographics
As of the
census 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/sq mi (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.
Transportation
Roads
Montello is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highways
22 and
23. This intersection is the location
of the only
traffic light in the
county. Hwy. 22 travels north and south into the city, and Hwy. 23
travels into the city from the northeast and west. Secondary routes
into the city include County C to the east, County F to the south,
County K to the west, and County Y to the north.
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 in Montello. 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.
Notable people
References
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http://www.wistravel.com/cities_in_wisconsin/montello_wisconsin/
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