Morse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hansford County, Texas, United States. The population was 157 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Morse is located in southwestern Hansford County. Its southern border is the Hutchinson County line. The community is west of Texas State Highway 136, which leads north to Gruver and south to Stinnett. Spearman, the Hansford county seat, is northeast of Morse.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Morse CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Morse first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|134
|101
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76
|77.91%
|68.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.41%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.27%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.27%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|38
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77
|22.09%
|30.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.04%
|-
|Total
|172
|147
|style='background: #ffffe6; |157
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the census
The Texas Legislature assigns all of Hansford County to the Borger Junior College District.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Morse has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.