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Monticello, IL

City of Monticello
City
Piatt County Courthouse
Motto: "Yesterday charm todays innovation"
Location of Monticello in Piatt County, Illinois.
Location of Monticello in Piatt County, Illinois.
City of Monticello is located in Illinois
City of Monticello
City of Monticello
City of Monticello is located in the US
City of Monticello
City of Monticello
Location of Monticello in Piatt County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 40°1′41″N 88°34′23″W / 40.02806°N 88.57306°W / 40.02806; -88.57306Coordinates: 40°1′41″N 88°34′23″W / 40.02806°N 88.57306°W / 40.02806; -88.57306
Country United States
State Illinois
County Piatt
Area
 • Total 3.85 sq mi (9.98 km2)
 • Land 3.82 sq mi (9.88 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation 660 ft (200 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,548
 • Estimate (2016) 5,585
 • Density 1,463.57/sq mi (565.12/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 61856
Area code(s) 217
FIPS code 17-50244

Monticello (/mɒntɪˈsɛl/, mon-ti-SEL-loh) is a city in Piatt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,138 at the 2000 census, and 5,374 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Piatt County.

Monticello is located at 40°1′41″N 88°34′23″W / 40.02806°N 88.57306°W / 40.02806; -88.57306 (40.028092, -88.573003).

According to the 2010 census, Monticello has a total area of 3.829 square miles (9.92 km2), of which 3.8 square miles (9.84 km2) (or 99.24%) is land and 0.029 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 0.76%) is water.

Monticello is located in East Central Illinois between the cities of Decatur and Champaign, Illinois.

Monticello is nearly equidistant from Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.

Robert Allerton Park, which belongs to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and includes a conference center, a garden, summer camp location, and forest art museum, is located just outside Monticello.


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