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Montague, Michigan

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Montague City. It lies in ZIP code area 49437. It stands on Thomas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montague quadrangle. 2,417 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 636 feet above sea level.

Montague within Muskegon County

On record in Montague

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Population over time

3 figures

Montague grew from 1,297 to 2,417 between 1880 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.

YearPeople Change
18801,297
20102,361
20202,417+56 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

27 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Montague between 1992 and 2019, burning about 79 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
Equipment and vehicle use9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 July 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesOCEANA 14
6 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000532 - 2018
4 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000525 - 2018
2 July 2018Debris and open burning8.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMUSKEGON 04
1 July 2018Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMUSKEGON 02
13 June 2018Smoking1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMONTAGUE FD 0000199 - 2018
7 May 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGRANT TOWNSHIP FD 0000026 - 2018
6 May 1992Debris and open burning2.5 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Muskegon County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Montague: 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Titanium, Metal, Titanium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Howmet Corp--Whitehall, Mich.TitaniumPast Producer
Whitehall Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Whitehall PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Whitehall Plant TiTitanium, MetalPlant1992

Every working recorded in Muskegon County

Storms near this place

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montague in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMontague2 hurt, $24,210,000Michigan State Police EMD Damage and Injury Assessment Report indicated $2,458,958 in public damage costs, 42 homes destroyed, 1805 homes damaged, 5 businesses destroyed, and 73 businesses damaged. Two injuries were reported. Total public and private costs have been estimated at $24,205,908 according to FEMA and local media reports. Numerous local roads were closed during the day of May 31st for tree and debris removal. Approximately 50% of the city of Whitehall was left without water service and 50,000 customers were left without power in Muskegon County. The Muskegon Chronicle reported 5 large transmission towers were toppled northeast of the city of Muskegon. These towers carried high voltage electricity and were designed to withstand sustained 90 mph winds and gusts to 110 mph. The Muskegon Chronicle also reported severe crop damage to fruit trees (including apple, cherry, and peach) in the southeast part of Muskegon County. Estimated crop damage was $5.0 Million. Severe tree damage was reported in Muskegon State Park, Hoffmaster State Park, and Duck Lake State Park, all bordering Lake Michigan. Muskegon County declared a local state of emergency and was granted a Governor's disaster declaration to activate state assistance for the county. On June 24th, President Clinton granted a Major Disaster Declaration for Muskegon County, making federal disaster assistance available.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindMontague$15,000Several large trees were blown down in Montague.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindMontague$10,000Local law enforcement reported that several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts in Fruitport and Montague.
April 2002HailMontague$10,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMontague$5,000Several trees and power lines were downed in and around Montague in northwest Muskegon County. Lightning strikes also resulted in several power outages. Most of Montague was reportedly without power.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindMontague$5,000Trees and power lines were reported down accompanied by an observed gust to 51 knots. Extremely rapid lightning frequently lighted the entire sky. A dog was killed by a lightning stroke.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindMontague$2,500Muskegon County Central Dispatch relayed public reports of trees and power lines down in Montague.
May 2024HailMontague-Seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported near Montague.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindMontague-Reported by the City Police.
February 1997Flash FloodMontague-no account filed
April 1996HailMontague-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Muskegon County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Whitehall0.6 miles10
Maple Grove1.1 miles10
South Whitehall1.3 miles10
Wabaningo4.7 miles11
Sylvan Beach4.7 miles11
Michillinda5.5 miles11
Lakewood Club6.0 miles10
Lakewood7.0 miles10

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 MontagueAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1831100The 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 1620880. 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.