Montour, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Indian Village Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50173. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montour quadrangle. 203 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 846 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMontour fell from 249 to 203 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 249 | |
| 2020 | 203 | -46 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Montour quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grinnell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
316 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Montour between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,551 acres in total. None started naturally. 46 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 130 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | TRANSFORM |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | 3024 F AVE |
| 3 August 2019 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | 163 CIRCLE |
| 26 August 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | F AVE WIRE |
| 25 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | LINCOLN |
| 2 August 2013 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | 1340 DOG |
| 16 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | CAMPER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Montour: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legrand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Montour Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| South Le Grand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stevens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montour in 29 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 11 flood, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flood | Montour | $100,000 | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.04 feet on 6 September 2018 at 0430 UTC. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montour | $50,000 | Estimated winds of 70 to 100 MPH between Montour and Toledo. Road signs blown down with power outages. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Montour | $50,000 | Flooding was causing evacuations in town. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montour | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montour | $25,000 | A semi-tractortrailer was blown off of U.S. Highway 30 by winds. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montour | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down in Montour. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2009 | Flood | Montour | $10,000 | Water was reported over the road near 330th St and G Ave. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Montour | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montour | $2,000 | Large tree down on County Highway T47. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montour | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Montour | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Montour | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Montour | $500 | The tornado entered into Tama county from Poweshiek county. Tree damage occurred at both D and E Avenue residences with moderate to large branches downed. The tornado dissipated near Highway E69 just east of E avenue. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.69 ft on May 24 at 5:30 am CDT. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Montour | - | Water flowing over B Ave south of 340th St due to flooding from Raven Creek. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Montour | - | Hwy T47 closed south of Montour due to water flowing over the road. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Montour | - | C Ave north of US 30 closed due to flooding. Reported by Tama County Engineer via social media. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montour | - | Public report of 60 plus mph wind gusts east of Le Grand, significantly reducing visibility on highway 30. |
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Montour | - | A 48 hour rain total of 3.55 inches. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River near Tama created at 1445 UTC on June 25th at 12.53 feet. Flood stage is 12.50 feet. |
| June 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Montour | - | Emergency manager relayed report of brief funnel cloud. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.95 feet on 16 March 2019 at 14:00 UTC. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.32 feet on 26 May 2019 at 10:30 UTC. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.04 ft on 4 October 2018 at 12:15 UTC. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.23 ft on 12 October 2018 at 19:15 UTC. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 12.82 feet on 28 September 2018 at 1315 UTC. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.26 feet on 29 September 2016 at 10:30 pm CDT. The river remained in flood into early October. |
| October 2016 | Flood | Montour | - | The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.26 feet on 29 September at 10:30 pm CDT. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Montour | - | Rainfall amount of 2.9 inches in 90 minutes. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potter | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mesquakie Indian Settlement | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Toledo | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Tama | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Garwin | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Gladstone | 11.6 miles | 8 | |
| Long Point | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Helena | 13.4 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Montour | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1926380 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459196. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





