City of Monticello : History and government
Monticello was first settled beginning in 1852 . It was platted in 1854 . A post office has been in operation here since 1855 . Monticello was founded in 1856 by second-generation Americans who migrated west in the mid 1800s and found the shallow banks of the Mississippi a natural place for settlement . The nearby village of Moritzious merged with Monticello in 1891 . Monticello was incorportated as a city on April 30 , 1906 . It has a total land area of about 9 miles .
Monticello ’ s population has grown about 75 % since 2000 . The U . S . Census Bureau ’ s most recent count puts the city ’ s
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population at 14,804 , which makes Monticello the 75th largest city in Minnesota as of 2022 .
Monticello has a median age of 34 and , as of 2022 , a median household income of $ 80,290 . With 5,548 households in town , the median property value in Monticello was $ 279,600 in 2022 and the homeownership rate was 65 %. The median rental cost in recent years comes to $ 1,263 per month .
Xcel Energy ’ s Monticello Nuclear Power Plant , Cargill Kitchen Solutions , Monticello School District and Centra- Care-Monticello are among the city ’ s largest employers .
City Council :
The City Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 6:30 p . m . in the Mississippi Room of the Monticello Community Center . City Council meetings are also streamed live online at https :// monticello . viebit . com and are broadcast live on local cable channel 12 ( channel 180 for Charter subscribers ).
Mayor Lloyd Hilgart : Lloyd . hilgart @ ci . monticello . mn . us
Councilmembers Charlotte Gabler : Charlotte . Gabler @ ci . monticello . mn . us Sam Murdoff : sam . murdoff @ ci . monticello . mn . us Tracy Hinz : Tracy . Hinz @ ci . monticello . mn . us Lee Martie : Lee . Martie @ ci . monticello . mn . us
City government :
Monticello City Hall is located inside the Monticello Community Center at 505 Walnut St . in Monticello . The city ’ s website is at www . ci . monticello . mn . us . City Hall can be reached by phone at 763-295-2711 . City Hall ’ s office hours are 8 a . m . to 4:30 p . m ., Monday through Friday .
City leadership team :
Rachel Leonard , City Administrator rachel . leonard @ ci . monticello . mn . us Jennifer Schreiber , City Clerk Jennifer . Schreiber @ ci . monticello . mn . us Angela Schumann , Community Development Director Angela . schumann @ ci . monticello . mn . us Jim Thares , Economic Development Manager Jim . thares @ ci . monticello . mn . us Tracy Ergen , Human Resources Manager tracy . ergen @ ci . monticello . mn . us Matt Leonard , public works director , city engineer matt . leonard @ ci . monticello . mn . us Tom Pawelk , Parks , Arts , & Recreation Director Tom . pawelk @ ci . monticello . mn . us Sarah Rathlisberger , finance director sarah . rathlisberger @ ci . monticello . mn . us Randall Johnsen , liquor store manager Randall . Johnsen @ ci . monticello . mn . us Ron Hackenmueller , chief building official Ron . hackenmueller @ ci . monticello . mn . us
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