The Greater Northwoods

City in Iron County

Montreal

Population
801
County
Iron County
Location
46.433, -90.242

Montreal is a small incorporated city in Iron County in far-northern Wisconsin, about two miles west of the county seat at Hurley on Wisconsin Highway 77. It covers about 2.2 square miles; the 2020 Census counted 801 residents and the Wisconsin DOA estimates 788 as of January 1, 2025, a slow long-run decline. Montreal is unique as the only planned company mining town in Wisconsin: its white 'mining company' houses form the Montreal Company Location Historic District (National Register, 1980), and the Montreal iron mine was the world's deepest iron mine (4,335 feet) when it closed in 1962. Today the 'City Beautiful' markets itself as a four-season recreation center anchored by the Gile Flowage, mine-heritage trails, and the greater Hurley snow-country tourism economy; children attend the Hurley School District.

The record

35 records name Montreal

  • 31 news
  • 3 obituaries
  • 1 opinion

What the records show

39 of 55 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Industry: tourism/recreation, residential, heritage; historic iron mining inferred via montrealwis.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Mine history: 4,335 ft deep; ~45 million tons; closed 1962 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Tourism: dominant via montrealwis.com
  • Employers: no ranked source; anchors in Hurley unverified via hurleywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Historic district: Montreal Company Location Historic District (NRHP 1980) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Health: care in Hurley/Ironwood unverified via hurleywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Library: library in Hurley (not confirmed for Montreal) unverified via hurleywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Postoffice: USPS Montreal, ZIP 54550 unverified via montrealwis.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

Media

  • Ironcountyminer: Iron County Miner via ironcountyminer.com
  • Dailyglobe: The Daily Globe (Ironwood, MI) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Recreation and natural assets

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Seasonal: winter-peaked, four-season; events not confirmed unverified via montrealwis.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: WIS 77 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Land area: 2.221 via www2.census.gov
  • Water area: 0.014 via www2.census.gov
  • Coords: 46.433177, -90.241935 via www2.census.gov
  • Airport: Gogebic-Iron County Airport (KIWD), Ironwood MI unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Nearest hub: Hurley (~2 mi); Ashland ~55-60 mi unverified via hurleywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Broadband: not verified unverified via montrealwis.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Elevation: 1598 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Location: ~2 mi west of Hurley unverified via hurleywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Local government

In memory, from Montreal

All obituaries

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