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Welcome to Montague ...

Montague is located in Franklin County<1>.

Montague was settled in 1715 and was incorporated in 1775.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montague has a population of 8,214 people<2> (see below for details).

Montague is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Montague lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Montague: 413

The ZIP code for Montague: 01351<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montague had an population of 8,214 people. This is a decrease of 2.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montague had a population of 8,437 people (which is 11.82% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Montague the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Montague represents 0.13% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 195th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,437 people, the population of Montague has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,489 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Montague.

Communities Also Named Montague ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Montague - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montague.

Websites for Montague ...

Official Website: www.montague.net/

Communities near Montague ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montague.

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 Montague. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montague.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montague. 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 Montague.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montague. See our Newspapers Page for Montague.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montague ...

Looking for more information about Montague? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Montague, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montague.

Adding Montague to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montague 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 (so far) for Montague was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Montague post office opened in 1815.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montague.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Montague.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montague - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Montague). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Montague or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/