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Montezuma, Kansas
City
Location within Gray County and Kansas
KDOT map of Gray County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°35′33″N 100°27′00″W / 37.59250°N 100.45000°W / 37.59250; -100.45000[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Gray
Founded	1879
Incorporated	1917
Named for	Moctezuma II
Area [2]
• Total	1.02 sq mi (2.63 km2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.63 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	2,779 ft (847 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	975
• Density	960/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67867
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-47875
GNIS ID	2395379[1]

Montezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 975 people lived there.^[3]

Montezuma was founded in 1879, and relocated in 1912 to the Santa Fe Railroad.^[4] It was named after Moctezuma II, ruler of the Aztec Empire.^[5]

Montezuma is at 37°35′43″N 100°26′32″W / 37.595353°N 100.442205°W / 37.595353; -100.442205 (37.595353, -100.442205).^[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.63 km²). All of it is land.^[2]

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system says that Montezuma has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[7]

The 2020 census says that there were 975 people, 400 households, and 246 families living in Montezuma. Of the households, 67.5% owned their home and 32.5% rented their home.

The median age was 43.0 years. Of the people, 89.9% were White, 3.1% were from some other race, and 7.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.9% of the people.^[3][8]

The 2010 census says that there were 966 people, 366 households, and 249 families living in the city.^[9]

Montezuma is a part of USD 371 South Gray Schools. USD 371 and USD 476 share South Gray High School. The South Gray High School mascot is South Gray Rebels.^[10]

Before to school unification, the Montezuma High School mascot was Montezuma Indians.^[11] The Montezuma Indians won the Kansas State High School boys class BB basketball championship in 1955.^[12]

City

• Montezuma - Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• USD 371, local school district

Maps

• Montezuma City Map, KDOT