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Monticello (/ˌmɒntɪˈsɛloʊ/ (listen) MON-tiss-EL-oh) is a city in Union Township, White County, Indiana, United States. The city is the county seat of White County. The population was 5,508 at the 2020 census.

Monticello is known as a tourist destination in north-central Indiana and is home to the Indiana Beach amusement park on Lake Shafer, and Lake Freeman.

Monticello city overview:
Name:Monticello city
LSAD Code:25
LSAD Description:city (suffix)
State:Indiana
County:White County
Elevation:682 ft (208 m)
Total Area:3.68 sq mi (9.53 km²)
Land Area:3.47 sq mi (8.98 km²)
Water Area:0.21 sq mi (0.55 km²)  5.96%
Total Population:5,508
Population Density:1,589.15/sq mi (613.61/km²)
ZIP code:47960
Area code:574
FIPS code:1850760
GNISfeature ID:2395383
Website:http://www.monticelloin.gov

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History

Monticello was laid out in 1834 as the county seat, with a post office established that year, and is still currently in operation. The city was named after President Thomas Jefferson’s estate in Virginia.

Monticello, Indiana sustained serious damage by a tornado on April 3, 1974, part of the 1974 Super Outbreak that caused death and destruction across the midwest and south. The aftermath of this storm is recorded in the Herald Journal’s book, Killer Tornado. The tornado was rated F4 on the Fujita scale. This storm killed eight people and was part of tornado family that killed 18, causing an estimated $100 million in damage. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, news outlets reported three hundred deaths across the United States and the creation of temporary morgues. The local paper said the aftermath was similar to a World War II bombing.

On September 2, 2005, Jordan Manufacturing burned down. The company manufactured outdoor furniture such as folding chairs, umbrellas, and seat cushions. Due to the materials used in making these products, four city blocks were contaminated with toxins. The blaze was large enough to require firefighters from seven surrounding communities to battle it and needed approximately “3000 gallons of water per minute for the first three hours of the blaze.” While such a fire might not be a big event for a larger city, it had a profound impact on Monticello, as Jordan Manufacturing was one of the few manufacturing plants left in the city after a recession in the 2000s.

The Monticello Carnegie Library, James Culbertson Reynolds House, and South Grade School Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Monticello is located at 40°44′48″N 86°45′55″W / 40.74667°N 86.76528°W / 40.74667; -86.76528 (40.746709, -86.765359).

According to the 2010 census, Monticello has a total area of 3.686 square miles (9.55 km), of which 3.47 square miles (8.99 km) (or 94.14%) is land and 0.216 square miles (0.56 km) (or 5.86%) is water.

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Map of White County, Indiana
White County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 24,643. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Monticello. White County overview: Name: White County FIPS code: 18-181 State: Indiana Founded: 1 February 1834 (authorized) Named for: Isaac White Seat: Monticello Largest city: ... Read more
Map of White County, Indiana

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