Monticello is a city in Jones County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,040.

Geography

Monticello is located at (42.238759, -91.189067). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Monticello is 823 feet above sea level. For many years, U.S. Route 151 passed directly through Monticello. In 2004, a four-lane bypass around Monticello was completed and opened. As a result, the highway was moved approximately one mile east of the previous route.

Demographics

Monticello is part of the Cedar Rapids

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2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,796 people, 1,693 households, and 991 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 1,839 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.3% from

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, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 1,693 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age in the city was 43.3 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 21.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 3,607 people, 1,538 households, and 979 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,637 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.75%

, 0.19%

, 0.08% Native American, 0.14%

, 0.17% from

, and 0.67% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.16% of the population. There were 1,538 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.82. Population spread: 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,932, and the median income for a family was $42,616. Males had a median income of $30,324 versus $20,998 for females. The

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for the city was $16,699. About 3.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The

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operates local public schools.

Notable people

Samuel Charles Black Samuel Charles Black was the fifth President of Washington & Jefferson College, president of Washington & Jefferson College. Black was born on September 6, 1869, at Monticello, Iowa and graduated from Parsons College. He was Washington & Jeffers ...

(1869–1921), Fifth president of

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* Colleen Conway-Welch (1944–2018), Dean of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School * Roy Crabb (1890–1940),

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pitcher * Mike Dirks, All-American and All-Western Athletic Conference Football Player at

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and

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* Ellen Dolan, television actress, most notably in

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and

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* Sewall S. Farwell (1834–1909), Civil War Veteran, Congressman *

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(b. 1947), soprano * Charles W. Gurney (1840–1913),

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during the

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and founder of

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Alva L. Hager Alva Lysander Hager (October 29, 1850 – January 29, 1923) was a three-term Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in the 1890s. Biograp ...

(1850–1923), Congressman * Donald Knapp, Iowa State Representative *

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, Conductor of Kiev Symphony *

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, Iowa State Representative *

Cornelia Marvin Pierce Cornelia Marvin Pierce (December 26, 1873 – February 12, 1957) was an American librarian, originally from Iowa. She moved to Oregon in 1905 to become the first director of the Oregon Library Commission and, later, the first Oregon State Librar ...

(1873–1957), Librarian * Bob Reade, 1998 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame * Walter Rice (1866–1930), a Denver architect born and raised in Monticello * Grace Sandhouse (1896–1940),

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* Charles Henry Sloan (1863–1946), former

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politician * J. Remington Wilde (born 1951), professional songwriter *

Ray Zirkelbach Ray Zirkelbach (born October 20, 1978) is a former state legislator, prison counselor and soldier. He was raised on a farm in Scotch Grove, Iowa and graduated from Monticello High School in 1997. Zirkelbach served in the Iowa House of Representa ...

, Iowa State Representative

References

External links

City of Monticello

Monticello Area Chamber of Commerce
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