Monticello, Florida

Monticello, Florida
Monticello, Florida
City
	Monticello City Hall
	Location in Jefferson County and the state of Florida
	Coordinates: 30°32′41″N 83°52′2″W / 30.54472°N 83.86722°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Jefferson
Settled	1827
Incorporated	1859
Government
• Type	Commission-Manager
• Mayor	Julie Conley
• Commissioners	Gloria Cox; John Jones; George Evans; Katrina Richardson;
• City Manager	Seth Lawless
• City Clerk	Emily Anderson
• City Attorney	Bruce Leinback
Area
• Total	4.01 sq mi (10.39 km2)
• Land	4.01 sq mi (10.39 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	233 ft (71 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,589
• Density	645.31/sq mi (249.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	32344-32345
Area code	850
FIPS code	12-46500
GNIS feature ID	0287080
Website	www.cityofmonticello.us

Monticello (/ˌmɒntɪˈsɛloʊ/ ^ⓘ MON-tiss-EL-oh) is the only city and the county seat of Jefferson County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Monticello, the estate of the county's namesake, Thomas Jefferson, on which the Jefferson County Courthouse was modeled.^[5] The population was 2,589 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area.

Monticello is home to Indian mounds and many historic buildings, including the Perkins Opera House and Monticello Old Jail Museum.

^ ^a ^b "Monticello (History)". Florida Nature Coast.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monticello, Florida
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1939), Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State, New York: Oxford University Press, p. 438