Map of Montrose city, Iowa

Montrose is a city in Lee County, Iowa. The population was 738 at the time of the 2020 census. The town is located on the Mississippi River. It is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Montrose city overview:
Name:	Montrose city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Lee County
Elevation:	531 ft (162 m)
Total Area:	1.23 sq mi (3.18 km²)
Land Area:	1.21 sq mi (3.13 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	738
Population Density:	610.42/sq mi (235.60/km²)
ZIP code:	52639
Area code:	319
FIPS code:	1953760
GNISfeature ID:	0459199

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History

The area around Montrose has been occupied continuously since at least the 1780s, when Quashquame’s village was established nearby. The area was strategically important because it is at the head of the Des Moines Rapids, a major impediment to river traffic that caused large boats to land in this area and transfer freight overland to avoid the rapids. Montrose was the location of Fort Des Moines No. 1, a military post from 1834 to 1837. From 1839 to 1846 Montrose was the home of many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This was especially true in 1839 when many people lived in an abandoned barracks at Montrose that served as a good short term residence while homes were being built in Nauvoo. Among Montrose’s residents at this time were Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff and Erastus Snow. Despite legends that the streets of Montrose were aligned to allow a direct view of the Nauvoo Temple across the Mississippi River in Illinois, the streets actually align with the 1834 layout of Fort Des Moines.

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Geography

Montrose’s longitude and latitude coordinates
in decimal form are 40.529532, -91.415995.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km), of which 1.12 square miles (2.90 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.