Monticello, Georgia | |
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 Town square | |
| Motto: "Small town feel. Urban access. Endless opportunities." | |
 Location inJasper County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°18′12″N83°41′9″W / 33.30333°N 83.68583°W /33.30333; -83.68583 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Jasper |
| Established | 1810 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.28 sq mi (11.08 km2) |
| • Land | 4.16 sq mi (10.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,541 |
| • Density | 610.7/sq mi (235.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31064 |
| Area code | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-52416[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0328830[3] |
| Website | www |
Monticello is the largest city in and thecounty seat ofJasper County, Georgia,[4] United States. The city includes historic buildings such as theJasper County Courthouse,Monticello High School, and theMonticello Historic District. The population was 2,541 in 2020. It is 56 miles (90 km) southeast ofAtlanta.
Monticello was founded in 1808 as seat of the newly formed Jasper County. The city was named afterMonticello, the estate of Thomas Jefferson.[5] It was incorporated as a town in 1810 and as a city in 1901.[6]
Monticello is located in the center of Jasper County at33°18′12″N83°41′9″W / 33.30333°N 83.68583°W /33.30333; -83.68583 (33.303247, -83.685766).[7] Georgia State Routes11,16,83, and212 all meet at the center of town. SR 11 leads north 18 miles (29 km) toMansfield and south 25 miles (40 km) toGray, SR 16 leads east 17 miles (27 km) toEatonton and west the same distance toJackson, SR 83 leads northeast 9 miles (14 km) toShady Dale and southwest 26 miles (42 km) toForsyth, and SR 212 leads northwest 42 miles (68 km) to the outskirts of Atlanta and southeast 32 miles (51 km) toMilledgeville.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.07 km2), or 0.89%, are water.[8] The city is part of theOconee River watershed.
The climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. TheKöppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (Humid subtropical climate).[9]
| Climate data for Monticello, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1891–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) | 85 (29) | 91 (33) | 99 (37) | 102 (39) | 108 (42) | 109 (43) | 108 (42) | 107 (42) | 98 (37) | 92 (33) | 84 (29) | 109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.5 (21.9) | 75.1 (23.9) | 82.1 (27.8) | 86.2 (30.1) | 90.7 (32.6) | 95.1 (35.1) | 96.8 (36.0) | 96.3 (35.7) | 93.0 (33.9) | 86.9 (30.5) | 79.8 (26.6) | 73.5 (23.1) | 98.1 (36.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.3 (14.1) | 61.4 (16.3) | 69.4 (20.8) | 76.7 (24.8) | 83.7 (28.7) | 89.2 (31.8) | 92.3 (33.5) | 91.0 (32.8) | 86.3 (30.2) | 77.7 (25.4) | 68.0 (20.0) | 60.1 (15.6) | 76.1 (24.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 43.3 (6.3) | 46.7 (8.2) | 53.6 (12.0) | 61.1 (16.2) | 69.1 (20.6) | 76.6 (24.8) | 80.1 (26.7) | 78.9 (26.1) | 73.1 (22.8) | 63.0 (17.2) | 52.6 (11.4) | 45.9 (7.7) | 62.0 (16.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 29.4 (−1.4) | 31.9 (−0.1) | 37.8 (3.2) | 45.4 (7.4) | 54.6 (12.6) | 63.9 (17.7) | 68.0 (20.0) | 66.9 (19.4) | 60.0 (15.6) | 48.3 (9.1) | 37.2 (2.9) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 47.9 (8.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 15.5 (−9.2) | 20.2 (−6.6) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 32.6 (0.3) | 42.0 (5.6) | 55.4 (13.0) | 62.1 (16.7) | 59.0 (15.0) | 48.7 (9.3) | 33.6 (0.9) | 24.4 (−4.2) | 20.1 (−6.6) | 13.9 (−10.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −7 (−22) | 6 (−14) | 10 (−12) | 25 (−4) | 36 (2) | 46 (8) | 54 (12) | 47 (8) | 40 (4) | 24 (−4) | 6 (−14) | 2 (−17) | −7 (−22) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.44 (113) | 4.33 (110) | 4.82 (122) | 3.56 (90) | 2.60 (66) | 3.79 (96) | 4.56 (116) | 3.92 (100) | 3.87 (98) | 2.94 (75) | 3.50 (89) | 4.37 (111) | 46.70 (1,186) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (1.51) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 81.6 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[11] | |||||||||||||
The bedrock under Monticello is an intermediate-to-mafic type on which dark red clay with dark reddish brown loam topsoil is mapped as Lloyd series.[12][13]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 511 | — | |
| 1890 | 849 | 66.1% | |
| 1900 | 1,106 | 30.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,508 | 36.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,823 | 20.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,593 | −12.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,746 | 9.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,918 | 9.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,931 | 0.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,132 | 10.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,382 | 11.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,289 | −3.9% | |
| 2000 | 2,428 | 6.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,657 | 9.4% | |
| 2020 | 2,541 | −4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[14] 1850-1870[15] 1870-1880[16] 1890-1910[17] 1920-1930[18] 1940[19] 1950[20] 1960[21] 1970[22] 1980[23] 1990[24] 2000[25] 2010[26] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,036 | 40.77% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,266 | 49.82% |
| Native American | 7 | 0.28% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.04% |
| Other/mixed | 85 | 3.35% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 146 | 5.75% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 2,541 people, 1,110 households, and 698 families residing in the city.
TheJasper County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools (K-2 & 3-5 respectively), a middle school, and a high school.[28] The district has 132 full-time teachers and over 2,181 students.[29]
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