Welcome to Morgan ...

The city of Morgan is located in Morgan County<1> and is the County Seat for Morgan County.

Morgan was settled in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morgan has a population of 4,269 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Morgan is 5,050 feet [1,539 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Morgan is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Morgan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Morgan: (801) and (385)<4>

The ZIP code for Morgan: 84050<5>

Going back to its beginning, Morgan was originally named Monday Town. For more information about the names of Morgan, see The Names of Morgan on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Morgan ...

Official Website: www.morgancityut.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morgan had an population of 4,269 people. This is an increase of 15.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 62.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morgan had a population of 3,687 people (which is 38.94% of the total population of Morgan County). This makes Morgan the county's most populous community.

The population of Morgan represents 0.13% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,687 people, the population of Morgan increased 39.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,635 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Morgan.

Communities Also Named Morgan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Morgan: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, there are 41 communities that are also named Morgan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morgan.

Communities near Morgan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morgan.

• Layton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <7>
• Bountiful
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Bountiful is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
  • Former names for Bountiful:
  • Calls Settlement
  • North Canyon Settlement
  • North Canyon Ward
  • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
  • Sessions Settlement
  • Stoker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <7>
• Kaysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
  • Kaysville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <7>
• Clearfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <7>
• Farmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <7>
• North Salt Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
  • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <7>
• Centerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
  • Former names for Centerville:
  • Cherry Settlement
  • Deuel Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <7>
• South Ogden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
  • South Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
  • South Ogden has also been known as:
  • South Ogden City
• Woods Cross
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cross
  • Woods Cross is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woods Cross <7>
• Washington Terrace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
  • Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people

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 Morgan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morgan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan. See our Newspapers Page for Morgan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgan ...

Looking for more information about Morgan? 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 Morgan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morgan.

Adding Morgan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morgan 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 Morgan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Morgan post office opened in 1864.

We also found Morgan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morgan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Morgan: www.morgancityut.com/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/