Morgan County, Colorado#Micropolitan Statistical Area

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Morgan County

| state = Colorado

| seal =

| founded year = 1889

| founded date = February 19

| seat wl = Fort Morgan

| largest city wl = Fort Morgan

| area_total_sq_mi = 1294

| area_land_sq_mi = 1280

| area_water_sq_mi = 13

| area percentage = 1.0%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 29111

| density_sq_mi = 23

| time zone = Mountain

| footnotes =

| web = morgancounty.colorado.gov/

| named for = Christopher A. Morgan

| ex image = Morgan County Justice Center.JPG

| ex image cap = The Morgan County Justice Center in Fort Morgan

| district = 4th

}}

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,111.{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/morgancountycolorado/PST045219|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2021}} The county seat is Fort Morgan.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The county was named after old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of Colonel Christopher A. Morgan.

Morgan County comprises the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|date=December 1, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004722/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf|via=National Archives|work=Office of Management and Budget|archive-date=January 21, 2017}}See the Colorado census statistical areas.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1294|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1280|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

=Adjacent counties=

Logan County - northeast
Washington County - east, southeast
Adams County - southwest
Weld County - north, west

=Major highways=

=State protected area=

Jackson Lake State Park

=Trails and byways=

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1890= 1601

|1900= 3268

|1910= 9577

|1920= 16124

|1930= 18284

|1940= 17214

|1950= 18074

|1960= 21192

|1970= 20105

|1980= 22513

|1990= 21939

|2000= 27171

|2010= 28159

|2020= 29111

|estyear=2024

|estimate=30300

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 3, 2025}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 8, 2014}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 8, 2014}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 8, 2014}}
1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 8, 2014}} 2010-2020

}}

At the 2000 census there were 27,171 people, 9,539 households, and 6,973 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|21|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 10,410 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 79.65% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 16.37% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. 31.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}

Of the 19,539 households 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.00% of households were one person and 10.90% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.

The age distribution was 30.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median household income was $34,568 and the median family income was $39,102. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $21,524 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,492. About 8.50% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

=Cities=

=Towns=

Image:Northern Morgan County, Colorado.jpg

=Census-designated places=

=Other unincorporated communities=

Politics

Morgan County has long been one of the Republican Party's major strongholds in Colorado. It was one of only three Colorado counties (the others being El Paso County and Larimer County) to vote for the re-election of Herbert Hoover in 1932, and the only Democrat to obtain an absolute majority in the county since 1920 has been Lyndon Johnson in 1964 – although Roosevelt did win a plurality in 1936.

{{PresHead|place=Morgan County, Colorado|source={{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 26, 2017}}}}

In other statewide elections, the county also leans strongly Republican, although it was carried by Democrat Roy Romer in 1990Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1990&fips=8&f=1&off=5&elect=0 1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado] – when he carried all but four counties statewide – by Dick Lamm in 1982Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1982&fips=8&f=1&off=5&elect=0 1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado] and by Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo in 2010.Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2010&fips=8&f=1&off=5&elect=0 2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Colorado]

Notes

References

External links

[https://morgancounty.colorado.gov/ Morgan County Government website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102713/http://www.stanwyck.com/cogenweb/cocounties.html Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck]
[http://www.coloradohistory.org/ Colorado Historical Society]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Morgan County, Colorado

|North =

|Northeast = Logan County

|East = Washington County

|Southeast = Washington County

|South =

|Southwest = Adams County

|West = Weld County

|Northwest =

}}

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