It is home to the armory of Bravo Company, 648th Engineers of the Georgia Army National Guard.

[5] The city was named after the famous Aztec leader by soldiers returning from the Mexican American War and was incorporated in 1854.

[7] Montezuma is in south-central Macon County, on the east side of the Flint River.

State Route 26 (Walnut Street) passes through the south side of the city, leading east 35 miles (56 km) to Hawkinsville and west past Oglethorpe 18 miles (29 km) to Ellaville.

[1] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,047 people, 1,276 households, and 898 families residing in the city.