Local events in Montpelier
10 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Montpelier
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Montpelier began
Montpelier was platted in 1845 and named for Montpelier, Vermont; a post office opened the following year, 1846, and the village incorporated in 1875. Straddling the St. Joseph River in the middle of the county, it lost the 1840 contest for the Williams County seat to Bryan despite petitioning the state legislature, a rivalry the two towns still needle each other about. It is today a charter village running its own water, electric and sewer utilities, and it is the birthplace of Antarctic scientist Paul Siple, who as an Eagle Scout joined Admiral Richard Byrd's first Antarctic expedition and went on to coin the term "wind chill factor."
Settled 1845, platted 1845, incorporated 1875.
Where the name comes from
Named after Montpelier, Vermont.
Before the town
No Native American village, trail or treaty site specific to Montpelier itself is recorded in the sources we checked. The village sits on the St. Joseph River, a Maumee tributary that rises in northern Williams County; the 1817 Treaty of the Maumee Rapids had carried Indian title to this stretch of northwestern Ohio to the United States some three decades before Montpelier was platted in 1845.
Timeline
- — Montpelier is platted and named for Montpelier, Vermont.
- — A post office opens at Montpelier.
- — Montpelier incorporates as a village.
- — First significant year associated with the James Delos Hill House at 201 E. Main Street, an Italianate and Colonial Revival house designed by architect Oscar Finnegan for a man significant in local commerce and politics.
- — Paul Allman Siple is born in Montpelier; he later becomes an Eagle Scout, joins Admiral Richard Byrd's 1928 Antarctic expedition as its youngest member, and, with Charles Passel, develops the wind chill factor.
- — A postcard photograph is made of the Union Depot railroad station in Montpelier.
- — The James Delos Hill House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — EPA drinking-water records show a health-based treatment-technique violation and a companion reporting violation for the village water system.
Stories
The Eagle Scout Who Named the Wind Chill
Paul Siple was born in Montpelier in 1908 before his family moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he earned Eagle Scout rank with 59 merit badges. In 1928, at nineteen, he was chosen from thousands of applicants as the Boy Scout representative on Admiral Richard E. Byrd's first Antarctic expedition, sailing south aboard the City of New York -- becoming, by one common telling, the first Eagle Scout ever to reach Antarctica. He kept returning: over a career spanning decades he took part in several more Byrd-era and later Antarctic expeditions, and in 1956-57 served as the first scientific leader of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the International Geophysical Year. His most lasting contribution to everyday life came from fieldwork with fellow researcher Charles F. Passel, whose experiments on how fast water froze in the polar wind produced the wind chill factor, a measurement now printed in every winter weather forecast. Siple later served as the first U.S. science attache to Australia and New Zealand and received the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal in 1958; several Antarctic features carry his name today.
Photographs
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · npgallery.nps.gov · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
1 place in Montpelier on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Hill, James Delos, HouseBuilding · Montpelier · listed 1997
- Address
- 201 E. Main St.
- Where
- Montpelier, Williams County · ZIP 43543
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1997
- NRIS reference number
- 97000509
- Coordinates
- 41.58670, -84.60554
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Groundwater wells (4 wells) The water here
- Montpelier Village87% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
- Aqua Ohio - Seneca10% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Williams Co/hillside Country Living2% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Montpelier's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 power plant, 2 public schools, 1 library, 2 museums, 1 police station, 6 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 1 spill case. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Hospitals (1)
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Comm. Hosp. of Will.Co - MontpelierSpecialty hospital · Montpelier
- What it is
- Specialty hospital
- Address
- 909 Snyder Avenue, Montpelier, OH 43543
- County
- Williams County
- Beds
- 25
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- not rated
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
- Phone
- (419) 636-1131
- Medicare ID
- 361327
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.
Nursing homes (1)
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Evergreen Healthcare Center3 of 5 stars · Montpelier
- Address
- 924 Charlie's Way, Montpelier, OH 43543
- Certified beds
- 69
- Residents on an average day
- 43
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- COMMUNICARE HEALTH
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 485-8307
- Medicare ID
- 365495
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Montpelier Fire DepartmentMontpelier
- Address
- 107 South Monroe Street, Montpelier, OH 43543
- Coordinates
- 41.58572, -84.61270
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Power plants (1)
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MontpelierPetroleum · 11 MW
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Main source
- Petroleum
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Montpelier, Williams County
- Generating units
- 6
- Built
- 2000
- EIA plant code
- 7791
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
Public schools (2)
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Montpelier Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Montpelier
- Address
- 1015 E Brown Rd, Montpelier, OH 43543
- School district
- Montpelier Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 465
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 25
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 78.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 025429
- NCES school ID
- 390455202261
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Montpelier High School3 of 5 stars · Montpelier
- Address
- 1015 E Brown Rd, Montpelier, OH 43543
- School district
- Montpelier Ex Vill School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 317
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 31
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 72.5%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 90.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 025437
- NCES school ID
- 390455202262
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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Montpelier Public LibraryCentral library · Montpelier
- Address
- 216 E. Main St., Montpelier, OH 43543
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Montpelier Public Library
- Open
- 2,548 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 7,214 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 40,820
- System's loans, FY2024
- 83,111
- People the system serves
- 5,569
- Phone
- (419) 485-3287
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)
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Montpelier Vintage Homes AssociationHistorical society · Montpelier
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Montpelier
- Coordinates
- 41.58493, -84.61076
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Williams County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Montpelier
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Montpelier
- Coordinates
- 41.58659, -84.60020
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Montpelier Police DepartmentMontpelier
- Address
- 221 Empire Street, Montpelier, OH 43543
- Coordinates
- 41.58486, -84.61038
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (6)
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Decorative Paint Incorporated (0386000027)Toxics Release Inventory · Montpelier
- Address
- 700 Randolph Street, Montpelier, OH 43543
- County
- Williams County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43543DLCRF700RA
- EPA registry ID
- 110038095290
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Mohawk Tools IncToxics Release Inventory · Montpelier
- Address
- 910 East Main Street, Montpelier, OH 43543
- County
- Williams County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43543MHWKT910EM
- EPA registry ID
- 110002446915
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sanluis Rassini-Rassini Chassis Systems LlcToxics Release Inventory · Montpelier
- Address
- 1812 Magda Dr, Montpelier, OH 43543
- County
- Williams County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4354WSNLSR1812M
- EPA registry ID
- 110046260988
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Spx Corp Inc Robinair DivToxics Release Inventory · Montpelier
- Address
- 1224 Robinair Way, Montpelier, OH 43543
- County
- Williams County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43543SLDPWROBIN
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383709
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Winzeler Stamping CoToxics Release Inventory · Montpelier
- Address
- 129 Wabash Avenue, Montpelier, OH 43543
- County
- Williams County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43543WNZLR129WA
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383718
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Winzeler Stamping Co Plant #2Toxics Release Inventory · Montpelier
- Address
- 910 E. Main St., Montpelier, OH 43543
- County
- Williams County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43543WNZLR910EM
- EPA registry ID
- 110000741733
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (1)
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Manure Nos (Not Specified)2024-12-27 · Montpelier
- Reported
- 2024-12-27
- What spilled
- Manure Nos (Not Specified)
- Where
- Montpelier, Williams County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2412EPA0002074
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Montpelier, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43543 Montpelier | 53% | Groundwater wells (4 wells) | 4.2 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1956 | Montpelier Exempted Village · 3 stars overall | No digital FEMA flood map for this county |
Local government
Who holds office in Montpelier, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Finance | Kelly Hephner | |||
| Member of Council | Kevin B Motter | 2029-12-31 | 516 W Main St. | |
| Member of Council | Melissa Ewers | 2029-12-31 | 708 E Main St. | |
| Member of Council | Chris Kannel | 2027-12-31 | 216 S. Jonesville St. | |
| Member of Council | Don Schlosser | 2027-12-31 | 654 Wood Dr. | |
| Member of Council | Nathan J. Thompson | 2027-12-31 | 114 S. Pleasant St. | |
| Mayor | Steve Yagelski | 2027-12-31 | 126 Fairview St. |
Roster as of 2026-07-06: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2025: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Issue 2: #2 PROPOSED MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX VILLAGE OF MONTPELIER | 285 | 217 | Passed (56.77% for) |
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-26
The county
Williams County: 10 ZIP codes, 22 cities, villages and townships, 38,264 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Montpelier, day by day, from 1891 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 2.64 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 37.9 in
- 5.8 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 23.3 in
- a normal year brings 31.5 in
- a normal year
- 37.9 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2.64 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 6.08 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 3.02 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 5.75 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 2.73 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 1.49 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 7.94 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 6.30 | 0.1 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.68 | 7.1 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.29 | 16.1 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.60 | 5.8 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.54 | 7.7 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 54.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 19.3 in |
| Snowiest year | 1893 — 74.3 in |
| Wettest day on record | 20 July 1950 — 3.94 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 27 February 1900 — 17.99 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 5 February 1978 — 22.99 in |
84% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Montpelier; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.
49,317 days of records, 1891-09-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Montpelier: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 34
- those placed on the map inside Montpelier
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- OMEGA JV2 MONTPELIER DIESEL GENERATING STATION (air pollution, latest Dec 17, 2025)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 11 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 8 |
| Air pollution | 6 |
| State sewer loans | 4 |
| Public drinking water | 2 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 2 |
| State water loans | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| DECORATIVE PAINT INCORPORATED | Air pollution inspection | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| MONTPELIER WTP NO 2 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NORTH PINE ESTATES LLC PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| MONTPELIER WTP NO 2 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | State water loans | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | State water loans | |
| WINZELER COUPLINGS & METALS LLC | Air pollution report | |
| CREATIVE LIQUID COATINGS INC | Air pollution report | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | State water loans | |
| WINZELER STAMPING COMPANY PLANT 2 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| WINZELER STAMPING PLANT 1 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| WINZELER STAMPING COMPANY PLANT 2 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| WINZELER STAMPING PLANT 1 | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | State water loans | |
| CREATIVE LIQUID COATINGS INC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| OMEGA JV2 MONTPELIER DIESEL GENERATING STATION | Air pollution inspection | |
| MONTPELIER VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Montpelier, Ohio in?
Montpelier is a village in Williams County, Ohio, with 3,915 residents.
When was Montpelier, Ohio founded?
Montpelier was settled 1845; laid out 1845; incorporated 1875. Source
How did Montpelier, Ohio get its name?
Named after Montpelier, Vermont. Source
What ZIP code is Montpelier, Ohio?
Most of Montpelier is in ZIP code 43543.
Where does Montpelier, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Montpelier (Montpelier Village): Groundwater wells (4 wells).
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