Monticello, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°44′48″N, 86°45′55″W
City of Monticello
Location in the state of Indiana
County	White
Area
- City	7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi)
- Land	7.2 km² (2.8 sq mi)
- Water	0.6 km² (0.2 sq mi) 7.31%
Population (2000)
- City	5,723
- Density	792.0/km² (2,047.9/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Monticello is a city in White County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,723 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of White County^GR6.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Miscellaneous
5 External links

[edit] History

Monticello, Indiana was hit by a tornado on April 3, 1974. The aftermath of this storm is recorded in the Herald Journal's book, Killer Tornado. The tornado was classified as an F4 on the Fujita scale. This storm caused an estimated $100 million in damage and killed eight people. The local paper said the aftermath was similar to a World War II bombing.

Monticello was dealt a serious blow on September 2, 2005, when 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 7 surrounding communitites to battle it and needed close to "3000 gallons of water per minute for the first three hours of the blaze." (Herald Journal Weekend Edition of September 3-4-5, 2005) While not a big event for larger cities, this event had a profound impact, as Jordan Manufacturing was one of the few manufacturing plants left in the city after a recession in the 2000s.

[edit] Geography

Monticello is located at 40°44′48″N, 86°45′55″W (40.746709, -86.765359)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (7.31%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,723 people, 2,268 households, and 1,417 families residing in the city. The population density was 792.0/km² (2,047.9/mi²). There were 2,414 housing units at an average density of 334.1/km² (863.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.39% White, 0.28% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.96% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.22% of the population.

There were 2,268 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,537, and the median income for a family was $42,831. Males had a median income of $30,478 versus $19,511 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,066. About 4.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Miscellaneous

In summer, various fishing tournaments are held on Monticello's twin lakes—Freeman and Shafer. Lake Shafer's shores are used as a campground. Indiana Beach, Indiana's largest amusement park, is also located on this lake.