Monticello

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Monticello

Total population

1,351

Median home value

$126,700

17.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$34,250

Monticello$34k

National$74k

Elevation59 m

Land area11.04 km²

Weather89°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates31.55°, -90.12°

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

Monticello is a town in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monticello had a population of 1,441.

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 Monticello, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Silver Creek
  7.7 mi away
• Prentiss
  14.7 mi away
• Wesson
  19.2 mi away
• Columbia
  26.8 mi away · pop. 6,632
• Collins
  33.1 mi away · pop. 2,455
• Magnolia
  34.1 mi away · pop. 3,059
• Puckett
  41.8 mi away
• Meadville
  46 mi away
• West Hattiesburg
  46.8 mi away
• Liberty
  48.4 mi away · pop. 864
• Utica
  48.4 mi away
• Eastabuchie
  49.6 mi away · pop. 82

Browse all places in Mississippi →

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 Monticello

Bridge across Pearl River at Monticello, Miss

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1901

Dam across Mississippi River above Monticello, Minn

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1907

Mixing and heat transfer of cooling water discharges from the Monticello Nuclear Power Generating Plant into the Mississippi River

H. G. Stefan · 1976

Dam across Mississippi River, in Wright County, Minn

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce

Model programs--childhood education

American Institutes for Research. · 1970

Thomas Jefferson on wine

John R. Hailman · 2009

Great houses of the South

Laurie Ossman · 2010

I prigionieri italiani negli Stati Uniti

Flavio Giovanni Conti · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 83 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 107 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 125 mi
• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 142 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 178 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX CALV BU 104-108, Vernon, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 185 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 200 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 200 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Squirrel Tree Frog

Dryophytes squirellus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Green June Beetle

Cotinis nitida

Seen 2026-09-15

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus

Seen 2026-08-05

End Band Net-winged Beetle

Calopteron terminale

Seen 2026-07-11

Io Moth

Automeris io

Seen 2026-07-07

Rustic Sphinx

Manduca rustica

Seen 2026-07-03

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Seen 2026-06-14

Hardwood Stump Borer

Mallodon dasystomus

Seen 2026-06-12

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Seen 2026-04-18

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 17:15 UTC.