Monticello, Minnesota Monticello, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Monticellowithin Wright County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Monticello Monticello (/ m nt s lo / mont-i-sel-oh) is a town/city in positioned next to the Mississippi River in Wright County, Minnesota, United States.
Monticello is proud of its extensive parks and pathway system, which includes 28 town/city owned and maintained parks and miles upon miles of winding trails.
At Swan Park, each winter between December and March, as many as 2,700 trumpeter swans nest near Mississippi Drive in Monticello, as the Mississippi River is heated from warm water discharged by the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
The City of Monticello and Wright County have partnered in an accomplishment to acquire 1,200 acres of open space in Wright County, known as the Bertram Chain of Lakes.
The park provides users access to 4 miles of hiking trails, 10 miles of single track mountain biking trails, and access to Bertram Lake, and carry-in access to Long Lake which allow the opportunity to paddle Long, Mud and First Lakes.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.94 square miles (23.15 km2), all of it land. The city's latitude is 45.305 degrees North and its longitude is 93.793 degrees West.
Monticello was platted in 1854. A postal service has been in operation at Monticello since 1855. Monticello was incorporated in 1856. On May 3, 2006, the Monticello Middle School had an electrical fire from the large amount of precipitation settling on the roof.
The smoke damage to the school caused the school to be closed for the rest of the school year.
As a result, middle school and high school students had to share usage of the high school building on an alternate-day schedule.
The school year did not get extended, and the clean up was instead of in time for the 2006 2007 school year.
In anticipation of rapid populace growth, Monticello created a elected expansion plan in 1996.
Monticello continues to attract new assembly and company opportunities including a new Mills Fleet Farm store is prepared for 2017.
A 2004 annexation agreement with Monticello Township is expected to help sustain Monticello's expansion for the next twenty years.
Monticello High School (1,314 est.) is Wright County's third biggest school.
Boys' basketball is a notable Monticello High School athletic program.
Two Minnesota high-school basketball Players of the Year have come out of Monticello, Nate Holmstadt and Joel Przybilla.
The Moose Sherritt Ice Arena, attached to the Middle School, was instead of in 2005 due to the accomplishments of the Monticello Annandale Maple Lake Youth Hockey Organization, improve members, the mayor, the town/city council, the school board, businesses and the Sherritt family.
Monticello High School alumni.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
Monticello Official City Website Discover Monticello website Monticello School District website Monticello Times website Monticello Arts Council Website Monticello History Website Municipalities and communities of Wright County, Minnesota, United States
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Cities in Minnesota - Cities in Wright County, Minnesota - Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River - Populated places established in 1856
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