Montezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States.

[3] Montezuma was founded in 1879, and relocated in 1912 to the Santa Fe Railroad.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2), all of it land.

[7] The 2020 United States census counted 975 people, 400 households, and 246 families in Montezuma.

There were 425 housing units at an average density of 418.7 per square mile (161.7/km2).

34.5% of households consisted of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 390 housing units at an average density of 513.2 per square mile (198.1/km2).

28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 362 housing units at an average density of 511.5 per square mile (197.5/km2).

27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[22] The Montezuma Indians won the Kansas State High School boys class BB basketball championship in 1955.