Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Morton had a population of 1,690, the median age was 35.9 years, 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 17.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older.
For every 100 females there were 96.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 622 households in Morton, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 812 || 48.0%
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| Black or African American || 58 || 3.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 7 || 0.4%
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| Asian || 4 || 0.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 491 || 29.1%
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| Two or more races || 318 || 18.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,221 || 72.2%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, 2,006 people, 717 households, and 522 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,432.9 people per square mile. The 845 housing units averaged 603.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 61.1% Hispanic or Latino, 33.5% White alone, 4.4% Black, and less than 1% other races.
In 2010, of the 717 households, 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were not families. About 11.3% were a man or woman living alone over the age of 65. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city, the population was distributed as 25.6% under the age of 15, 8% from 15 to 19, 6.2% from ages 20–24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
Education
thumb|Morton High School
The city is served by the Morton Independent School District. The Morton High School mascot is the Indians. The school colors are black and gold, with white.
Media
For many years, Morton was served by The Morton Tribune, a weekly newspaper that published on Thursdays, but went out of business sometime after 2010. Many of the townspeople are also regular readers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, which is published in Lubbock and delivered to Morton daily.
Infrastructure
The Morton Memorial Cemetery is about north of the city center on Highway 214, and is a maintained final resting place for former members of the community. Remains of some Native Americans are also buried there, with a large marker, on the western end of the cemetery.
References
External links
- Cochran County website
- Handbook of Texas Online: Morton, Texas
- Map of Cochran County
- Photos of the Llano Estacado