![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ArtigasPlazaMontevideoMN.jpg/640px-ArtigasPlazaMontevideoMN.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Montevideo, Minnesota
City in Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Montevideo (disambiguation).
Montevideo (/ˌmɒntəˈvɪdioʊ/ MON-tə-VIH-dee-oh)[6] is a city and the county seat of Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2020 census.[3]
Quick Facts Country, State ...
Montevideo | |
---|---|
![]() Artigas Plaza in Montevideo | |
![]() Location of Montevideo within Chippewa County, Minnesota | |
Coordinates: 44°57′02″N 95°42′55″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Chippewa |
Platted | May 25, 1870 |
Incorporated (village) | March 4, 1879 |
Incorporated (city) | June 30, 1908 |
Government | |
• Type | Council – Manager |
• Mayor | Erich Winter |
Area | |
• Total | 4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2) |
• Land | 4.71 sq mi (12.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,398 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 5,300 |
• Density | 1,145.59/sq mi (442.31/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 56265 |
Area code | 320 |
FIPS code | 27-43720[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 2395377[2] |
Website | montevideomn.org |
Close
The area around Montevideo was populated by Native Americans and fur traders during the first half of the 19th Century. After the Dakota War of 1862, the US government opened the area to homesteaders. Railroads were built, and settlers followed, including Civil War veterans, Norwegians, Germans, Swedes, Dutch, and Irish. Montevideo was incorporated in 1879.[7]