Montara was largely developed in the 1960s as military housing for the nearby Forbes Air Force Base, and was known as Cullen Village.[3][4] The base closed in 1973. In 1979, Lario Enterprises bought the community from the city of Topeka, and began refurbishing the approximately 1,050 units for resale.[3] After about 500 units were sold by 1989, the developer turned to renting out units, leaving an owner/renter split in the community (40/60 in 2003).[3]
While a large portion of the homes are owned and rented out by Montara Leasing, over time in recent years[when?] a large number of homes have been bought and are now owner-occupied.
In 2014, several properties were damaged in arson fires.[5]
Montara is a quiet community about 3 miles south of Topeka and near the community of Pauline and Topeka Regional Airport. There are three parks, one on the north end, and two on the south end. There are also three baseball diamonds and a soccer field located to the east and behind the Paris Community Center. It also consist of Forbes Golf course and a quarter midget track.[6] There is also a community center (Shawnee County South Community Center) nearby.
Economyedit
In March 2013, Mars Chocolate North America opened a $250 million plant south of Topeka near the Montara neighborhood. The large industrial complex brought concerns about increased property values.[7]
The community is served by Auburn–Washburn USD 437 public school district. Pauline Central Primary & Pauline South Intermediate schools are located in Montara.
Referencesedit
^ abcdU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montara, Kansas
^Alicia Henrikson (June 18, 2002). "Montara residents request office". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
montara, kansas, montara, unincorporated, community, shawnee, county, kansas, united, states, located, south, topeka, unincorporated, communitykdot, shawnee, county, legend, montarashow, kansasmontarashow, united, statescoordinates, 94250, 70333, 94250, 70333,. Montara is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County Kansas United States 1 It is located south of Topeka 2 Montara KansasUnincorporated communityKDOT map of Shawnee County legend MontaraShow map of KansasMontaraShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 56 33 N 95 42 12 W 38 94250 N 95 70333 W 38 94250 95 70333 1 CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyShawneeElevation 1 1 063 ft 324 m Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code785FIPS code20 16650GNIS ID479070 1 Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Education 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editMontara was largely developed in the 1960s as military housing for the nearby Forbes Air Force Base and was known as Cullen Village 3 4 The base closed in 1973 In 1979 Lario Enterprises bought the community from the city of Topeka and began refurbishing the approximately 1 050 units for resale 3 After about 500 units were sold by 1989 the developer turned to renting out units leaving an owner renter split in the community 40 60 in 2003 3 While a large portion of the homes are owned and rented out by Montara Leasing over time in recent years when a large number of homes have been bought and are now owner occupied In 2014 several properties were damaged in arson fires 5 Montara is a quiet community about 3 miles south of Topeka and near the community of Pauline and Topeka Regional Airport There are three parks one on the north end and two on the south end There are also three baseball diamonds and a soccer field located to the east and behind the Paris Community Center It also consist of Forbes Golf course and a quarter midget track 6 There is also a community center Shawnee County South Community Center nearby Economy editIn March 2013 Mars Chocolate North America opened a 250 million plant south of Topeka near the Montara neighborhood The large industrial complex brought concerns about increased property values 7 Topeka Regional Airport is located near Montara Education editThe community is served by Auburn Washburn USD 437 public school district Pauline Central Primary amp Pauline South Intermediate schools are located in Montara References edit a b c d U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Montara Kansas Alicia Henrikson June 18 2002 Montara residents request office The Topeka Capital Journal Retrieved February 22 2010 a b c Rick Dean June 21 2003 Campaign improves area The Topeka Capital Journal Retrieved February 22 2010 Forbes property put up for sale Lawrence Journal World Associated Press March 18 1977 Retrieved February 22 2010 Officials seek public help on Montara arsons Tkqma Archived from the original on August 31 2018 Retrieved August 30 2018 Future of Montara valuations unclear Further reading editSee also List of books about Shawnee County KansasExternal links editShawnee County maps Current Historic KDOT Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montara Kansas amp oldid 1176573715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
