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Montpelier, ID - History
We would like to provide the residents of Montpelier a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Montpelier Home page. The Montpelier Home page provides as much information as possible on Montpelier. Knowing Montpelier’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Montpelier’s Home page, you will also find Montpelier’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Montpelier has a population of 2512. 49.8% of Montpelier’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.2 are female. 59.1% of Montpelier is married and 70.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $112,620, and the average rent is $560. Household median income in Montpelier is $44,479, and the individual median income is $24,875. Montpelier’s Ethnic is the following: White(94.7%), Hispanic(6.4%), Multiple(2.2%), Other(2.1%), Asian(0.7%), Black(0.4%).
As happened for many western towns, the name has been changed numerous times. First it was known as Clover Creek by Oregon Trail travelers, later it became Belmont and finally was given the name Montpelier by Brigham Young, one of the early leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), after the capital of his birth state of Vermont.
The city was first settled in 1864.The Oregon Short Line Railway started in Granger, Wyoming from the existing Union Pacific station, and reached Montpelier on August 5, 1882 (the rail line reached Huntington, Oregon in 1884). The terminal was located here until 1972. The railroad brought a population that made Montpelier the county's "Gentile Town" as opposed to nearby Mormon-run Paris that was the county seat.
Both cities would have tabernacles built in their city limits. U.S. Routes 89 and 30 intersect in Montpelier. In 1896, Montpelier was the site of a bank heist by Butch Cassidy and members of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, Elzy Lay and Henry "Bub" Meeks, who were supposedly trying to get enough money to bail out fellow gang member Matt Warner.
This historical footnote has become a notable component of the town's identity and is commemorated by a plaque on Washington Street (Highway 89). The Montpelier Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes four buildings: the city hall, a high school, the high school's gymnasium, and an LDS church. On 3 April 2022, LDS Prophet Russell M.
Nelson announced that an LDS Temple would be built in Montpelier.
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