Monticello, Indiana

City of Monticello
City
The Monticello Carnegie Library
Motto: "Life With A Splash"
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°44′48″N 86°45′55″W / 40.74667°N 86.76528°W / 40.74667; -86.76528Coordinates: 40°44′48″N 86°45′55″W / 40.74667°N 86.76528°W / 40.74667; -86.76528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	White
Township	Union
Government
• Mayor	Kenneth Houston (D)
Area
• Total	3.69 sq mi (9.56 km2)
• Land	3.47 sq mi (8.99 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)  5.96%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,378
• Estimate (2012)	5,342
• Density	1,549.9/sq mi (598.4/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47960
Area code(s)	574
FIPS code	18-50760
GNIS feature ID	439369
Website	http://www.monticelloin.gov

Monticello (/mɒntɪˈsɛloʊ/) is a city in Union Township, White County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,378 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of White County.

Monticello is known as a tourist destination in north-central Indiana and is home to the Indiana Beach amusement park, Lake Shafer, and Lake Freeman.

Monticello is located at 40°44′48″N 86°45′55″W / 40.74667°N 86.76528°W / 40.74667; -86.76528 (40.746709, -86.765359).

According to the 2010 census, Monticello has a total area of 3.686 square miles (9.55 km²), of which 3.47 square miles (8.99 km²) (or 94.14%) is land and 0.216 square miles (0.56 km²) (or 5.86%) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,378 people, 2,179 households, and 1,319 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.9 inhabitants per square mile (598.4/km²). There were 2,457 housing units at an average density of 708.1 per square mile (273.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.8% White or European American, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 5.5% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population.