Montgomery, Minnesota
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Montgomery is a city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, in the United States, 45 miles south of Minneapolis. Named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish-American soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The population was 2,794 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Community
This rural community can be characterized by its Czechoslovakian heritage. The original settlement was by Czech and German immigrants who brought their traditions and customs to the rural landscape of the Montgomery area around 1856-1860. This Czechoslovakian heritage is celebrated each year at one of Minnesota's oldest festivals, Kolacky Days, normally towards the end of July.
Montgomery is also home to Big Honza Giganticzech's Museum of Unnatural History. Personal tours conducted by Dr. Monty Gomery PHD (Promulgator of Honzonian Data), distinguished graduate of ISU (Imaginary State University).
[edit] Media Reference
Area resident Andrew Rogers is a current finalist of the Poker Dome Challenge, a 43-week series of speed poker tournaments offering a grand prize of $1,000,000.00 USD.
[edit] Industry
Seneca Foods (formerly Green Giant) has a Freezing and Canning facility in Montgomery. Many residents of Montgomery have "paid their dues" working at Seneca. United Steel Products also has a large facility in town.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.
The closest towns to Montgomery are as follows:
- North - New Prague, MN
- South - Kilkenny, MN
- East - Lonsdale, MN
- West - Le Center, MN
Closest Major City - Faribault, MN
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,794 people, 1,105 households, and 690 families residing in the city. The population density was 691.5/km² (1,790.7/mi²). There were 1,137 housing units at an average density of 281.4/km² (728.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.59% White, 0.32% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 4.29% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.77% of the population.
There were 1,105 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,145, and the median income for a family was $48,011. Males had a median income of $30,707 versus $23,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,128. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History
- Montgomery official website
- ePodunk entry for Montgomery
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
[edit] References
- Montgomery: From the "Big Woods" To the "Kolacky Capital", second edition (2000), Montgomery Arts and Heritage Center.
- Montgomery Chamber Of Commerce
