Welcome to Morton ...

Morton is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Morton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3> (see below for details).

Morton is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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:

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 (with 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.

Communities near Morton ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• 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 <5>
• Norristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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.<6>

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.

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 Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/