Montpelier, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Montpelier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83254. It lies in Montpelier Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Montpelier quadrangle. 2,643 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,981 feet above sea level.
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On record in Montpelier
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
John A. Bagley Houselisted 1978
Montpelier Historic Districtlisted 1978
Montpelier Odd Fellows Halllisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresMontpelier grew from 2,597 to 2,643 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 | 2,597 | |
| 2020 | 2,643 | +46 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Montpelier between 1992 and 2020, burning about 261 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 7 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | LEFT FORK |
| 28 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 acres | Idaho Falls District | BNK VLY II |
| 18 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 21 June 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HOME CANYON |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 49 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 14 March 1994 | Smoking | 160 acres | Idaho Falls District | MONTPELIER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Montpelier: 5 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Oil Shale, Fluorine-Fluorite, REE, Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Montpelier Canyon Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Montpelier Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Owen Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Bennington Canyon Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Home Canyon Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Bedded - Phosphate | |
| Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Lake Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montpelier in 22 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | $70,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Montpelier | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Flood | Montpelier | $2,000 | Extensive lowland and field flooding continued through much of July along the Bear River upstream of Stewart Dam. Water continued to surround a couple homes in the dingle area and water continued to impact a portion of Pegram Road near the town of Pegram. Water levels on the river receded considerably beginning July 24th. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | $1,000 | Trees reported down in Montpelier on Eastshore Road and Highway 89 with carport roof blown off as well in the town. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | $400 | A large tree snapped due to a strong thunderstorm wind on July 4th. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | $300 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | The Sheep Creek Hills mesonet site recorded a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | The Sheep Creek Hills mesonet station PC506 recorded a 63 mph wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | The Sheep Creek Hills mesonet site recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | A 64 mph wind gust was measured at the Sheep Creek Hills PACIFICORP mesonet site. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | A 66 mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet station PC506 Sheep Hills Creek. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | Sheep Creek Hills mesonet site recorded a 62 mph wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | A 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at Sheep Creek Hills Pacificorp mesonet site. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Montpelier | - | A strong thunderstorm dumped heavy rain and hail on Montpelier. Washington Street, one of the main streets in the city, had several inches of water running on it. Extensive hail fell as well with some small branches and limbs downed from trees and minor crop damage reported. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | Spotter measured a 65 mph wind gust west of Montpelier. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Montpelier | - | One inch hail in Montpelier with small branches stripped off trees. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Montpelier | - | A trained spotter reported 2 inch hail in Montpelier. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Montpelier | - | One inch hail reported by spotter 1 mile north of Montpelier. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Montpelier | - | Extensive lowland and field flooding occurred along the Bear River upstream of Stewart Dam. Two homes in the dingle area were surrounded by water. Waterh encroached on some outbuildings and agricultural supp0lies were flooded in low lying areas. Water covered a portion of Pegram Road near the town of Pegram. The Bear border river gauge was inundated with water. Extensive flooding of fields occurred along the lower end of teh Thomas Fork near the confluence with the Bear River. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Montpelier | - | Extensive lowland and field flooding occurred along the Bear River upstream of Stewart Dam. Two homes in the dingle area surrounded by water. Water covered a portion of Pegram Road near the town of Pegram. Water flowed across Poverty Flat Road near the intersection with Pegram Road. Extensive lowland flooding also occurred along the Thomas Fork near the Wyoming Border. Water flowed across county roads and some livestock corrals were inundated with water. Humerous small creeks draining east into Bear River and Bear Lake exceeded their banks and caused damage and washouts along back country roads. Montpelier Creek caused flooding of some prpoerties in the canyon east of the town of Montpelier. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | Spotter reported 61 mph wind gust. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | A 65 mph wind gust was measured from thunderstorm wind in Montpelier. |
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.
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 Montpelier | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q984372 | 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 396914. 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.






