Montezuma

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Montezuma

Total population

864

Median home value

$152,200

20.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$48,438

Montezuma$48k

National$74k

Elevation845 m

Land area1.97 km²

Weather62°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates37.59°, -100.45°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Montezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 975.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Montezuma, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Ensign
  12.6 mi away · pop. 125
• Fowler
  20.1 mi away · pop. 599
• Sublette
  23 mi away
• Pierceville
  23.6 mi away
• Minneola
  26.1 mi away
• Wilroads Gardens
  29.9 mi away
• Kismet
  30.2 mi away · pop. 414
• Satanta
  31.4 mi away
• Wright
  33.1 mi away
• Garden City
  34.3 mi away · pop. 28,151
• Spearville
  41.9 mi away
• Lakin
  50.3 mi away

Browse all places in Kansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Montezuma

Let my people go

Carlos Montezuma · 1915

War with Mexico!

Tom Reilly · 2010

Sounding forth the trumpet

Peter Marshall · 1997

Lost states

Michael J. Trinklein · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 91 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 95 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 134 mi
• Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 153 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 160 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 166 mi
• Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 187 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 199 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Apache Jumping Spider

Phidippus apacheanus

Seen 2026-09-03

Plains Ironweed

Vernonia marginata

Seen 2026-08-14

plains milkweed

Asclepias pumila

Seen 2026-08-14

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Seen 2026-07-31

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Seen 2026-07-14

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Seen 2026-04-20

sixweeks grass

Festuca octoflora

Seen 2026-04-20

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Seen 2026-04-19

Prickly Pear Leaf Spot

Phyllosticta concava

Seen 2026-04-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).