Montague (Kalifornien)

Montague is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census, down from 1,456 at the 2000 census.NameWhen the Southern Pacific Railroad extension was built from Dunsmuir to the state line in 1886-87, the station was named for S.S. Montague, chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad.GeographyMontague is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles, 99.15% of it land and 0.85% of it water.Located 6 miles east of Interstate 5 at Yreka along California State Route 3, this is also the site of the interchange between the Yreka Western Railroad and the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad. General aviation is served at Montague Airport, which also serves Yreka.ClimateThis region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Montague has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.