Montour City Fact Sheet
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THE STORY OF MONTOUR… Montour was founded near the villages of Indian Village, Butlerville, and Pleasant Hill on the east side of Indian Creek and the south side of the Iowa River in 1863. When the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad, later called the Chicago and Northwestern, reached Tama County in 1861, the rails extended rather rapidly west- ward. The railroad neatly intersected the Montour site almost in halves. The original name for Montour was Orford, probably named after the town of the same name in New Hampshire, from whence some early settler had come. When the Orford post office was established in 1865, it was found that mail, poorly addressed, was often sent to Oxford, which happened to be the name of several post offices in the country. Because of the confusion, it was voted in 1873 to change the name to Montour. Miss Lucie Stevens, long-time teacher in the Tama Schools, and a former resident of Mon- tour, wrote in 1962 that her father had recommended naming the town Montour. She stated it was for a place he knew in New York, from where he had emigrated in 1865 at the age of 21. The residents of Montour take pride in their town located west of the Meskwaki Indian Settlement and work hard to make it a wonderful place to live. One former organization which worked for the welfare of the town also seemed to have a good sense of humor as they named their organization EGAD (Everybody Give A Damn). Montour is mostly a residential and farming community. Rube’s Steakhouse, with it’s “grill your own” concept and large cuts of meat, is the anchor of the town. Montour City Hall P.O. Box 120, Montour, IA 50173 641-492-6009 [email protected] www.tamacountyiowa.org/montour POPULATION 285 DEMOGRAPHICS White……………….…...…96.5% African American……………0.0% American Indian:…………….2.5% Asian: ……………………….0.0% Native Hawaiian……………0.0% Other race……………….….0.0% Two or more races…………..1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)....0.4% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS High school grad or higher…...71% Bachelors degree or higher...... 2% Civilian veterans….....………...19% Disability status………….…....20% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 WORKFORCE In labor force (age 16+):.....68.0% Ave. travel time to work.....21.0 min Median family income:…..$43,500 Families below poverty level:.2.6% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 www.tamacountyiowa.org MONTOUR IOWA
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THE STORY OF MONTOUR…
Montour was founded near the villages of Indian Village, Butlerville, and Pleasant Hill on the east side of Indian Creek and the south side of the Iowa River in 1863. When the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad, later called the Chicago and Northwestern, reached Tama County in 1861, the rails extended rather rapidly west-ward. The railroad neatly intersected the Montour site almost in halves. The original name for Montour was Orford, probably named after the town of the same name in New Hampshire, from whence some early settler had come. When the Orford post office was established in 1865, it was found that mail, poorly addressed, was often sent to Oxford, which happened to be the name of several post offices in the country. Because of the confusion, it was voted in 1873 to change the name to Montour. Miss Lucie Stevens, long-time teacher in the Tama Schools, and a former resident of Mon-tour, wrote in 1962 that her father had recommended naming the town Montour. She stated it was for a place he knew in New York, from where he had emigrated in 1865 at the age of 21. The residents of Montour take pride in their town located west of the Meskwaki Indian Settlement and work hard to make it a wonderful place to live. One former organization which worked for the welfare of the town also seemed to have a good sense of humor as they named their organization EGAD (Everybody Give A Damn). Montour is mostly a residential and farming community. Rube’s Steakhouse, with it’s “grill your own” concept and large cuts of meat, is the anchor of the town. Montour City Hall P.O. Box 120, Montour, IA 50173 641-492-6009 [email protected] www.tamacountyiowa.org/montour
POPULATION 285 DEMOGRAPHICS White……………….…...…96.5% African American……………0.0% American Indian:…………….2.5% Asian: ……………………….0.0% Native Hawaiian……………0.0% Other race……………….….0.0% Two or more races…………..1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)....0.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS High school grad or higher…...71% Bachelors degree or higher...... 2% Civilian veterans….....………...19% Disability status………….…....20%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
WORKFORCE In labor force (age 16+):.....68.0% Ave. travel time to work.....21.0 min Median family income:…..$43,500 Families below poverty level:.2.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
www.tamacountyiowa.org
MONTOUR IOWA
GEOGRAPHY/CLIMATE: Gently rolling mid-continent fertile/high yield farmlands. Ave. High Low Precip. Snow Summer 83 61 13 0 Winter 31 14 4 21
Source: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, 2007
EMPLOYMENT: Corn, soybeans, cattle, & hogs anchor the agricultural economy. Larger payrolls: Rube’s Steakhouse ...….………..25 Pilgrim Heights ..……….………...4 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS The nearest bank is in Tama, nine miles away. TAXES: Sales tax:……..….….……… 7% State income tax......0.36%-8.98% (plus a base rate)
Source: Iowa Department of Revenue, 2008
HOUSING median value of single family house….…...$41,700 median mortgage:…………..$600
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
UTILITIES: Electric………...……Alliant Energy Natural gas………...Alliant Energy Water………….…. City of Montour Sewer…….………...City of Montour Phone……………….Iowa Telecom Internet ………….….Iowa Telecom Internet………....……...Mediacom TV Cable……….….…...Mediacom EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: South Tama Co. Comm. School District Elementary…………….…..Tama Middle school……………...Toledo High school………………...Tama Enrollment………………..…1,637 Graduation rate…………....87.5% Curriculum units taught……..60.75 Total units required………...25.0 Marshalltown Comm College ...12 mi Iowa State University……...….48 mi Univ of Northern Iowa………...39 mi University of Iowa……….….....64 mi
Source: Iowa Department of Education, 2008
HEALTH CARE: Volunteer EMS……..…..…...12 crew PUBLIC LIBRARY: The nearest library is nine miles away in Tama. HOUSES OF WORSHIP Methodist RECREATION: City park has been recently improved. Swimming, fishing, boating, camping at Union Grove State Park, north of Mon-tour.
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Updated 07/2009
