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
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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.