Morgantown is a town at the intersection of Indiana state routes 135 and 252 in Jackson Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. A post office has been in operation at Morgantown since 1833.
In 1906, Morgantown was officially incorporated.
The Morgantown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Geography
Morgantown is located in southeastern Morgan County. Its eastern border is the Johnson County line. Indiana State Road 252 passes through the town center as Washington Street, leading northwest to Martinsville, the county seat. State Road 135 joins SR 252 on Washington Street but turns south out of town on Marion Street, leading to Nashville. The two highways leave town together and lead northeast to Trafalgar.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Morgantown has a total area of , all land.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Morgantown had a population of 1,014. The median age was 36.9 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.3 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 396 households in Morgantown, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.4% were married-couple households, 23.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 986 people, 374 households, and 236 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 418 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.
There were 374 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.18.
The median age in the town was 37.9 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
2000 census
As of the census