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Welcome to Morton ...The city of Morton is located in the Texas Panhandle. Morton is located in Cochran County<1> and is the County Seat for Cochran County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Morton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Morton has a population of 1,794 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Morton is 3,750 feet [1,143 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Morton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Morton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Morton and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Morton is within the (806) area code. The ZIP code for Morton: 79346<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morton had an population of 1,794 people. This is a decrease of 10.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.23% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Morton had a population of 2,006 people (which is 64.15% of the total population of Cochran County). This makes Morton the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,006 people, the population of Morton decreased 10.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,249 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Morton. Communities Also Named Morton ...While we believe that this Morton is located in Cochran County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Morton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harrison and Moore County. Beyond Texas, there are 34 communities that are also named Morton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Washington and Wyoming (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morton. Communities near Morton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morton. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morton. See our Newspapers Page for Morton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morton ...Looking for more information about Morton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Morton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morton. Adding Morton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Morton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Morton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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