Montfort Wisconsin Map

About Montfort, Wisconsin

Montfort is a locality in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 705. The population density is 506.0 people per km². Montfort is located at 42.9717°N, 90.4332°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Montfort is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53569.

Montfort rises from the unglaciated terrain of southwestern Wisconsin, where the earth holds a jagged, ancient patience beneath the sky. It lies 12.5 miles east of Grant, WI (from Grant, WI: bearing 80°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west of Iowa. The landscape shifts in a series of ridges and deep, verdant depressions, defined by the slow erosion that spared this region from the leveling touch of prehistoric ice. A mile away, the waters of Badger Hollow Creek cut a thin, persistent line through the soil, carving their way toward the larger systems that drain the Driftless area. To the west, the topography drops into the basin of Badger Hollow, a quiet expanse where the light of late afternoon clings to the grass, turning the blades a pale, translucent gold. Two miles out, the Rem-Blue River wildlife area offers a sanctuary of brush and timber, while the broader horizon is punctuated by the distant, steady silhouette of Pine Hill, marking the limit of the visible world.

Montfort maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the soil and the legacy of agricultural industry that has long anchored its inhabitants. Established as a product of the mineral wealth and farming potential that drew settlers to these interior lands, the economy remains tied to the dairies and fields that stretch toward the horizon. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the seasons dictate the labor, and the social fabric is reinforced by the shared experience of rural life and the local tradition of the Friday fish fry. Eight miles to the north, Black Hawk Lake provides a still, dark counterpoint to the movement of the fields, serving as a landmark for those who look beyond the immediate work of the day. In the quiet evenings, the air carries a cooling dampness from the earth, and the lights of Montfort flicker against the vast, darkening prairie, marking a small, persistent human presence amidst the silent, enduring land.

About This Montfort Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montfort, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.971658, -90.433181. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Montfort includes the ZIP code (53569), telephone area code (715), county seat of Grant County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Iowa-Grant School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.