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Welcome to Morton ...

Morton is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morton has a population of 2,670 people<2> (see below for details).

Morton is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Morton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morton had an population of 2,670 people (or a decrease of 1.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morton had a population of 2,669 people. This makes Morton the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Morton represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 351st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,669 people, the population of Morton decreased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,715 people).

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

Communities Also Named Morton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Morton: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Philadelphia County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Texas (3), Utah, Washington and Wyoming (2).

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

Websites for Morton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Morton, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Morton ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Wilmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
  • Norristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Phoenixville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
  • Gloucester City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Woodbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 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 Morton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morton. 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 Morton.

We also 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.<5>

From that list, the Morton post office opened in 1867.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Morton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/