Montezuma, Iowa

City of Montezuma, IOWA 50171

POPULATION: 1651

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LOCATION:
Located in east-central Iowa at the junction of US Highway 63 and Iowa Highway 85, eight miles south of Interstate 80, Montezuma is home to 1,651 of the county's 19,033 residents.

TELEPHONE COMPANY & SERVICES:
The Montezuma Mutual Telephone Co. uses digital switching and all buried cable plant to provide high quality voice and data circuits to meet the needs of business and residential customers. Our telephone company offers custom calling features as: voice mail, 3-way calling, call waiting, paging, and Internet services.

SCHOOLS:
One look will reveal the exceptional pride our people have in their school and how they have generously provided facilities for a quality education. Located on a 35 acre campus at the north edge of the city are kindergarten, elementary, junior and senior high schools, parking lots, playground area, lighted athletic fields and running track. The school provides a well-rounded academic program that reflects Iowa's reputation for education excellence.

WELCOME MESSAGE:
We say Montezuma is a community rather than a city. That's because we're a unique blend of people, living, working and playing together in an area that includes something for everyone and is as diverse as its people. We are proud of our past, enjoying the present, and planning for the future. A terrific place to live, raise a family, work, play, retire, be educated and do business. You'll see. Just take a closer look!

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION:
You have to see the recreation areas, in and around Montezuma, to believe them. You can picnic, play softball, fish, golf, ride bikes, swim, or just relax in the summer, hunt and hike in the fall and snowmobile and ski in the winter. And if you prefer lake life, you can live at Lake Ponderosa, a private lake development with over 1,000 acres and two lakes. Also adjoining Montezuma is Diamond Lake, a 300-acre park and 90-acre lake, where you can enjoy the great out-of-doors. There are fishing jetties, camping facilities, shelter houses, and a playground area.

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY:
Few towns can match us for industry so we'll add "fortunate" to the list; we appreciate our industrial community. Montezuma has received national publicity as the place "Where the American Dream Came True" and "The Home of Successful Do-It-Yourselfers" because of the many businesses which were founded, grown and nurtured by local residents. These include: Brownells, Inc.; Rinehart Manufacturing; Sig Manufacturing Co.; Sutherland Printing Co.; Watts Vault & Monument Co.; Wilco All-Pro& Supply Co.; Fun Valley Ski Area; and Lake Ponderosa. Plus we're proud that Magna International selected our town for their Montezuma Manufacturing division and Lage Products moved in from nearby Tama County. Our community-wide enthusiasm and support for entrepreneurs help "grow" all these businesses.

AGRICULTURE:
The gently rolling countryside around Montezuma supports Iowa's traditional farm economy well. Local farmers provide on-farm jobs and income while creating a need for businesses that can provide farm-specific goods and services.

LODGING & RESTAURANTS:
For lodging we have Breese Sign Inn on Hwy 63 and English Valley Bed and Breakfast Cuisine located north of town. Our local restaurants include Sandy's Soda Fountain, The Apple Basket, The Hometown Restaurant, and Picadilly Pizza.

LOCAL LEGENDS & HISTORY:
Our community is as intriguing as its name, Montezuma. Named in honor of the last emperor of the Aztecs by veterans of the war with Mexico, the town was founded in 1848 and designated the county seat of Poweshiek County.

REAL ESTATE:
Our community has an array of homes, apartments and mobile home courts. There's an apartment complex for retired persons in town plus cottages and year-round homes at Lake Ponderosa. With the help of our real estate agents: Citizens First of Montezuma-Better Homes & Garden, Kercheval DL, Lowry-McNaul, and Montezuma Realty they'll find a home for you in the Montezuma community.

CHURCHES:
You'll see spiritual freedom and cooperation among the churches in the Montezuma community. There are five Protestant churches and a Roman Catholic congregation in town and a total of 15 churches in the area.

LIBRARY:
The Montezuma Public Library has more than 12,000 volumes along with periodicals, tapes, and records and has a weekly story-hour for young children.

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