Montevideo

Also known as Montevideo, Minnesota, Montevideo, MN

city in Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
County: Chippewa
Platted: May 25, 1870
Incorporated village: March 4, 1879
Incorporated city: June 30, 1908
Type: Council – Manager
Mayor: Erich Winter
Total: 4.80 sq mi (12.44 km )
Land: 4.71 sq mi (12.20 km )
Water: 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
Elevation: 1,020 ft (310 m)
Estimate 2022: 5,300
Density: 1,145.6/sq mi (442.31/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 27-43720
Website: montevideomn.org

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Montevideo
Population: 5398
Area: 12.581249
Elevation: 284
Official website: www.montevideomn.org
Image: Montevideo Carnegie Library.jpg
Households: 2428
Dialing code: 320

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Commons category: Montevideo, Minnesota
postal code: 56265
P8168: Jenny von Westphalen
water as percent of area: 1.9061
per capita income: 32522

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Montevideo (/ˌmɒntəˈvɪdioʊ/ MON-tə-VID-ee-oh) is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2020 census.

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.