Monticello, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Monticello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84535. It stands on North Creek. The Survey maps it on the Monticello South quadrangle. 1,824 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7,070 feet above sea level.
Research this city
On record in Monticello
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
Hyland Hotellisted 1994
Frederick Issac and Mary M. Jones Houselisted 2003- Indian Creek State Parklisted 1976
Population over time
2 figuresMonticello fell from 1,972 to 1,824 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 | 1,972 | |
| 2020 | 1,824 | -148 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Abajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Abajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Abajo quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Verdure 2 SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Blanding quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Monticello South quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Monticello South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Monticello between 1993 and 2018, burning about 85 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SMOKEY |
| 17 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MUDDY 2 |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | MONTICELLO |
| 1 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | LLOYD |
| 8 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | HALFWAY HO |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BAILEY |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LAGOON |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PALMER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Monticello: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Dept Highways Pit No. 19020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept Highways Pit No. 19021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit No 19020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit No 19021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit No 19022 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit No 19023 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 19022 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 19023 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
41 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monticello in 41 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 11 heavy rain, 7 hail, 6 flash flood, 6 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Lightning | Monticello | $100,000 | Lightning struck an oil battery, heavily damaging two large oil tanks and other equipment. |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Monticello | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | $40,000 | Heavy rainfall of nearly three quarters of an inch was reported in the southwest part of Monticello which led to localized street flooding. Heavier amounts of precipitation fell in other portions of the city which also led to flooding of basements. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Monticello | $10,000 | Persistent moderate to heavy rainfall resulted in widespread flooding and flash flooding across much of east central and southeast Utah, including San Juan County and Canyonlands National Park. In Canyonlands National Park many roads and trails were closed due to heavy rains and flooding. Around Needles Outpost, Highway 211 among other roads and trails were inundated with mud and water that made them impassable. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Monticello | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Monticello | - | A funnel cloud was spotted from Monticello looking towards the Abajo Mountains. |
| September 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Monticello | - | A funnel cloud was spotted roughly in the vicinity of Monticello. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Monticello | - | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail estimated to be the size of golf balls in Monticello. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Monticello | - | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail measured to be the size of half dollars in Monticello. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | Thunderstorms produced 1.03 inches of rain within a couple of hours. |
| July 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Monticello | - | A funnel cloud developed over the east side of Monticello. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | Rainfall of 2.22 inches fell within a 6 hour period at Cedar Point. About 1.50 inches of that rainfall occurred within 45 minutes beginning around 12:30 MST in the afternoon. Minor flooding was reported in the area. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Monticello | - | Runoff from heavy rain in the Monticello area created flash flooding, with flowing water at least 6 inches deep across country roadways just south of Monticello. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Monticello | - | The majority of the hail that fell was around quarter size, with a few hail stones a bit larger. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| December 2004 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Flash Flood | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Flood | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Heavy Rain | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Wildfire | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdure | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Eastland | 12.0 miles | 21 | |
| Ucolo | 14.8 miles | 21 | |
| Blanding | 18.5 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Village | 21.1 miles | 27 | |
| White Mesa | 28.8 miles | 20 | |
| La Sal Junction | 30.5 miles | 25 | |
| La Sal | 30.8 miles | 29 |
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 Monticello | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q130063 | 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 1443568. 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.












