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Welcome to Montfort ...

The village of Montfort is primarily located in Grant County<1>. A portion of Montfort extends into Iowa County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montfort, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montfort has a population of 680 people<2> (see below for details).

Montfort is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Montfort lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Montfort: 608 & 353<4>

The ZIP code for Montfort: 53569<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montfort had an population of 680 people. This is a decrease of 5.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montfort had a population of 718 people. This makes Montfort the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Montfort represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1187th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 718 people, the population of Montfort increased 8.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 663 people).

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

Communities Also Named Montfort ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Montfort - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Montfort ...

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

  • Platteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Platteville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
  • Dodgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Lancaster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boscobel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Boscobel is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Fennimore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Muscoda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Muscoda is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Belmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lone Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montfort. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Montfort.

Adding Montfort to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montfort 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 Montfort was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Montfort post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montfort.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, 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 Montfort.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montfort - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Montfort area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Montfort area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 village (such as Montfort). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Montfort or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/