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Montello, Wisconsin

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Montello City. It lies in ZIP code area 53949. It stands on Montello River. The Survey maps it on the Montello quadrangle. 1,448 people lived here at the 2020 count.

Montello within Marquette County

On record in Montello

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 5 records

Population over time

2 figures

Montello fell from 1,495 to 1,448 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,495
20201,448-47 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

212 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Montello between 1992 and 2020, burning about 485 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 14 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 burning72
Equipment and vehicle use39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Arson/incendiarism14
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Other causes11
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural5
Fireworks5
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
4 September 2003Debris and open burning2.3 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
21 September 1999Other causesunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesVINCI POWERLINE
2 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marquette County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Montello: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Granite. 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
Montello Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Own CrewsStoneUnknown
Frinak PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Marquette County OperationsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Richards PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Marquette County

Storms near this place

35 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montello in 35 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2018FloodMontello$2,000,000The Montello River flooded portions of Montello as it flowed out of Lake Montello. Major flooding occurred and the Main St. bridge was closed due to the high water of the river impacting the bridge. Approximately, 150 homes and businesses were flooded. Much of the flooding occurred on or near Montello St., Island Dr., Park St., Main St., and portions of Cass St. The major flooding continued into September.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindMontello$20,000A trained spotter reported many trees and power lines downed by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated up to 75 mph (65 knots) in Montello. Metal shingles were torn off of a barn roof.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMontello$15,000Several trees down and extensive pier damage on Lake Puckaway.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMontello$5,000no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindMontello$5,000no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindMontello$4,000Multiple trees down throughout Montello.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMontello$3,000no account filed
September 2018FloodMontello$2,000The Montello River flooded portions of Montello as it flowed out of Lake Montello. Major flooding occurred and the Main St. bridge was closed due to the high water of the river impacting the bridge. Approximately, 150 homes and businesses were flooded. Much of the flooding occurred on or near Montello St., Island Dr., Park St., Main St., and portions of Cass St. The first week of school was delayed due to the transportation limitations.
June 2004HailMontello$2,000no account filed
October 2022Thunderstorm WindMontello$1,000Several large branches down and a patio table and chairs blown over.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindMontello$1,000A large tree fell across highway 23.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMontello-Several large trees were blown down.
April 2010Tornado (EF0)Montello-This Marquette County tornado segment was the 3rd of a 3-segment tornado that initially started in Marquette County at 1815 CST and then crossed Green Lake County and re-entered Marquette County. It re-entered just southwest of the intersection of CTH C and 20th Ct. and moved northeast. Several trees had broken branches or were partially uprooted. It ended near Fern Dr. and 22nd Ln at 1824 CST. The average path width in this 3rd segment was estimated at 30 yards. The damage indicator used to rate this segment was: DI 27 (TH), DOD 3, 75-80 mph. Refer to the associated Green Lake County and Marquette County segments for other details.
July 2009HailMontello-Hail up to 1 inch in diameter covered the ground white near the intersection of State Highway 22 and Grouse Avenue near Montello. Gusty winds also brought down small tree branches.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMontello-Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled large trees.
August 2014HailMontello-no account filed
May 2012HailMontello-no account filed
September 2010HailMontello-no account filed
August 2006HailMontello-no account filed
October 2006HailMontello-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
May 2004HailMontello-no account filed
November 2003Heavy RainMontello-no account filed
May 2003HailMontello-no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindMontello-no account filed
March 2000HailMontello-no account filed
February 1999HailMontello-no account filed
June 1999HailMontello-no account filed
June 1996Funnel CloudMontello-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marquette 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
Glen Oak3.9 miles12
Mecan5.6 miles14
Harrisville7.5 miles10
Packwaukee7.6 miles10
Germania7.6 miles10
Buffalo Shore Estates8.7 miles12
Budsin8.8 miles10
Endeavor9.3 miles12

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 MontelloAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1570058The 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 1569671. 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.