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Population (year 2000): 11,034. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,844 (-1.7% change)
Males: 5,529 (50.1%), Females: 5,505 (49.9%)
Morgan County
Zip code:
80701
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $33,128 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,300 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Morgan:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.7%)
- Hispanic (39.0%)
- Other race (20.6%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.1%), English (9.5%),
Irish (8.1%), United States (7.7%), Dutch (2.2%), French (1.7%).
Elevation: 4324 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Morgan
- High school or higher: 67.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Morgan city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 11.2%
19.6% Foreign born (19.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,865 (+20.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Fort Morgan:
- COLORADO PLAINS MEDICAL CTR (1000 LINCOLN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Morgan:
- EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 14 miles;
BRUSH, CO)
- STERLING REGIONAL MED CTR (about 49 miles; STERLING,
CO)
- NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER (about 63 miles;
GREELEY, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Morgan:
- COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 41 miles; AKRON, CO;
ID: AKO)
- DENVER INTL (about 67 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 76 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Morgan:
- FORT MORGAN MUNI (about 6 miles; FORT MORGAN, CO;
ID: 3V4)
- BRUSH MUNI (about 17 miles; BRUSH, CO; ID: 7V5)
- STERLING MUNI (about 45 miles; STERLING, CO; ID:
STK)
Amtrak station:
FORT MORGAN (S. ENSIGN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Morgan:
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 56
miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 56 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 56 miles; DENVER, CO; FT
enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 56 miles; DENVER,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
LITTLETON, CO; FT enrollment: 3,666)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 64 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GREELEY, CO;
FT enrollment: 3,722)
Public high schools in Fort Morgan:
- FORT MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 788;
Location: 709 EAST RIVERVIEW; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location:
900 STATE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Morgan:
- FORT MORGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 495;
Location: 300 DEUEL STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SHERMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students:
456; Location: 300 SHERMAN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- BAKER CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 450;
Location: 300 LAKE STREET; Grades: 05 - 06)
- GREEN ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 358;
Location: 930 SHERMAN STREET; Grades: 01 - 04)
- COLUMBINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357;
Location: 815 WEST STREET; Grades: 01 - 04)
- PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 349;
Location: 415 SOUTH SPRUCE STREET; Grades: 01 - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Fort Morgan:
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 132;
Location: 1215 W 7TH AVE; Grades: PK - 7)
Library in Fort Morgan:
- FORT MORGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$405,990; Location: 414 MAIN STREET; 41,365 books; 1,260
audio materials; 1,510 video materials; 130 serial
subscriptions)
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