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Welcome to Montpelier ...The city of Montpelier is located in Blackford County<1>. The location of Montpelier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Montpelier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840. When the people of Montpelier refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Montpelierite<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Montpelier has a population of 1,666 people<4> (see below for details). Montpelier is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Montpelier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Montpelier: (765) The ZIP code for Montpelier: 47359<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montpelier had an population of 1,666 people. This is a decrease of 7.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.63% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Montpelier had a population of 1,805 people (or 14.14% of the total population of Blackford County). This makes Montpelier the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Montpelier represents 0.03% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 216th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,805 people, the population of Montpelier decreased 6.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,929 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Montpelier. Communities Also Named Montpelier ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Montpelier - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia (3) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montpelier. Communities near Montpelier ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montpelier.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Montpelier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montpelier. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montpelier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montpelier. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montpelier. See our Newspapers Page for Montpelier. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montpelier ...Looking for more information about Montpelier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Montpelier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Montpelier. Adding Montpelier to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Montpelier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montpelier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Montpelier in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Montpelier. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montpelier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Blackford County: www.blackfordcounty.com/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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